Can the South Korea–Japan Rapprochement Stick?
The door to rapprochement and normalisation of Korea–Japan relations has been opened, but challenges remain.
The Forced Labor Solution – The Triumph Of Korean Leadership Over Japanese Timidity
The announcement of a plan to resolve the issue of Korean wartime forced laborers was driven by the Korean government, but can it hold?
International Forums as Battlefields of Bilateral Disputes
Japan increasingly seeks to settle bilateral disputes with South Korea in multilateral settings where Tokyo’s higher prestige provides an advantage.