Opinion – Towards a Japan-South Korea alliance less dependent on the United States Trendy Blogger

Opinion – Towards a Japan-South Korea alliance less dependent on the United States

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The most practical way for Japan and South Korea to ensure their security independently of the United States is to strengthen their relationship, eventually evolving into a formal alliance. An unspoken motivation behind Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s push for an “Asian NATO” may indeed be the development of a security relationship with South Korea. … Read more

Opinion – Japan-South Korea relations: breaking the cycle? Trendy Blogger

Opinion – Japan-South Korea relations: breaking the cycle?

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2025 marks the 60thth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (now South Korea). As this date approaches, so does the opportunity to reflect on bilateral relations between Tokyo and Seoul. The end of the Asia-Pacific War did not result in a peaceful reconstruction of … Read more