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Japanese diplomat calls sex slavery victims 'prostitutes'

A senior Japanese diplomat has claimed the victims of Japan’s wartime sex slavery were “paid prostitutes” in a recent interview with a local newspaper in Atlanta. During the interview with the Reporter Newspapers, Takashi Shinozuka, the Japanese consul general in Atlanta, also urged the Brookhaven City Council to reverse its decision to set up a “comfort women” memorial that ...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-27 17:26

Foreign ministry to create China, Japan bureaus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday it plans to create two bureaus that will exclusively handle China and Japan related issues. This is to reflect the growing importance of diplomacy with China and Japan, ministry officials said.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-27 15:23

Obama to visit Seoul next week [VIDEO]

Former U.S. President Barack Obama will visit South Korea next week with his wife Michelle Obama and two daughters, to attend an international forum. He will be a keynote speaker at the Vista Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjin-gu on July 3. It will be his first visit to South Korea since he finished his term as U.S. President in January.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-27 13:26

S. Korean leader to attend G20 summit in Germany

Japanese diplomat under fire for calling sexual slavery victims 'paid prostitutes'

A Japanese diplomat has come under fire after he portrayed the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery as "paid prostitutes."

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-27 11:32

US should consider damage Seoul suffers from THAAD push

The U.S. government should consider the economic damage South Korea is suffering due to the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery here before pushing for full installation, according to critics. They said Washington needs to help Seoul address the economic retaliatory measures by China, which opposes the battery, claiming the radar could be used ...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-26 17:14

Moon to focus on building trust with Trump

Moon to focus on building trust with Trump

President Moon Jae-in will focus on building mutual trust with U.S. President Donald Trump in their first summit scheduled this week, according to Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. “The President said he will not look to get tangible outcomes over specific issues but rather on building friendship and trust with President Trump,” spokesman Park Su-hyun said in a briefing on Moon’s earlie...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-26 16:52

Korea won't reverse THAAD: Foreign Minister

South Korea will not reverse its decision jointly made with the United States to set up a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery here, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday. She dismissed concerns that the Moon Jae-in administration’s decision to conduct a large-scale study on the environmental impact of the anti-missile system will possibly scrap plans to fully deploy THAAD.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-26 16:43

Moon to focus on building trust with Trump

Moon's future diplomacy relies on summit with Trump

President Moon Jae-in will debut on the summit diplomacy stage with his bilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump taking place this week. Moon will meet with Trump amid a pile of diplomatic challenges and pending thorny issues facing the two nations including the controversial deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on South Korean soil ...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-26 15:50

Moon to focus on building trust with Trump

Mutual security should be theme of Moon-Trump summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Washington at the end of the month presents an opportunity to improve frayed relations and better coordinate North Korea policy. To do so, Moon will have to temper any nationalistic impulses and play to President Donald Trump’s self-image. The bilateral relationship is fundamentally sound, with booming trade ties, common concerns ...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-25 18:34

Sanctions-only approach cannot change North Korea

Sanctions-only approach cannot change North Korea

A sanctions-only approach will not resolve the issue of North Korea’s nuclear program, and both pressure and dialogue should be applied at the same time, experts on the Korea issue said. With South Korean President Moon Jae-in set to have a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump from June 29 to 30, they said Moon’s step-by-step approach and attempts for talks and negotiation...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-06-25 18:31

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