Anthony V Rinna is Senior Editor at the Sino-NK research group. He is a widely published scholar and policy analyst on Korean geopolitical affairs and provides expert commentary to media outlets including CNN and the Wall Street Journal. Rinna participated in a strategic assessment project pertaining to the Korean Peninsula at the request of the Joint Staff the United States Department of Defense.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's first visit to South Korea since taking office in October 2021 underscored that bilateral ties have recovered from their lowest level in decades, but conservatives in Japan may hinder further progress.
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on working closely to tackle international and regional issues during a bilateral meeting in Seoul Sunday. .
Japan and South Korea are considering settling a dispute over wartime labor compensation and other pending bilateral issues through a "package," amid a growing momentum toward improving ties, according to a diplomatic source