Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a Unesco-listed heritage site ...

Japan has yet to fulfill its promises made during the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing of the Sado Mine in Niigata ...

Mr. Osako’s company employs two dozen potters and sells its distinctive pieces across Japan. While embracing his heritage, Mr ...

Lately, Japan’s Aikawa Folk Museum, a small structure of creamy clapboards and baked roof tiles, has become a household name among South Koreans. It is located on Sado Island, the subject of much ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — South Korea commemorated wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a ceremony Monday, a day after boycotting a similar event organized by Japan, as tensions over ...

The year 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea, a significant milestone in the history of both nations. Despite the long-standing ...

National Liberation Day is traditionally an occasion for solemn celebration in South Korea, marking the country’s independence from its colonial overlord, Japan. Yet for many younger South Koreans, ...

Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea have reached a symbolic peak over a Buddhist statue stolen from Kannonji Temple on the Japanese island of Tsushima and transported to South Korea ...

Lee Jae-myung’s election as South Korea’s president marks a potential reset in Seoul–Tokyo relations, as he adopts a more pragmatic tone despite his history of sharp criticism towards Japan over ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The August 2023 Camp David Summit between Japan, South Korea, and the United ...