Japan and South Korea are arranging to hold their first working-level security talks in more than five years next month, a diplomatic source says, in the run-up to a scheduled visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol to the United States.
Japan will lift export controls of key chip materials against South Korea after Seoul decided to retract its complaint with the World Trade Organization over the matter, the two countries' industry ministries say in the latest sign of improving bilateral ties.
The resumption of reciprocal visits by the leaders of Japan and South Korea may help the two Asian countries pave the way for adopting a well-balanced diplomatic strategy toward each other, foreign affairs experts say.