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Japan-Korea Relations hit Rock Bottom

Japan-Korea Relations hit Rock Bottom

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Aug 16, 2012
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Relations between Japan and South Korea have fallen to their lowest level in years. It is reminiscent of the deep freeze between Japan and China that developed during the 1990s because of former premier Junichiro Koizumi’s habit of officially visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, which includes World War I1 war criminals.

The immediate cause, of course, was the …

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