Japan and South Korea Need to Move Forward

The relationship between Japan and South Korea seems hardly mature 50 years after the two countries normalized diplomatic relations. Along with troubled governmental ties that have not seen a formal summit between the two countries’ top leaders in four years, opinion surveys indicate that mutual public distrust between the close neighbors have reached historic highs. The lack of any jointly organized event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Japan-South Korea basic treaty on Monday amply illustrates the chilly state of bilateral ties.

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