![]() ![]() ![]() But since then, bilateral ties have been checkered due to unresolved historical issues stemming from the colonization and World War II periods. Japan and South Korea normalized relations in 1965. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) What is the state of relations between South Korea and Japan? President Joe Biden, center, meets with President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea, left, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan at the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain. USIP’s Frank Aum looks at the state of South Korea-Japan relations, how they can be improved, and the geopolitical implications of continued tension amid the challenges posed by China and North Korea. And amid North Korea’s nuclear rhetoric and China’s expanded aims in the region, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin’s recent trip to Japan serves as a welcomed first sign of a thaw in bilateral tensions. But the current leaders of the two East Asian countries have shown a willingness to rebuild ties. Relations between Japan and South Korea have soured in recent years after unresolved disputes re-emerged from acrimonious eras in their shared history. ![]()
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