The High Court of Seoul, South Korea, orders Japan to pay compensation of ₩200 million (around 22 million or US$154,000) to 16 comfort women, overturning a previous ruling that denied the women's claims due to sovereign immunity. 2023-11-23
South Korea agrees to pay compensation to citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II. 2023-03-6
South Korea halts its World Trade Organization complaint concerning Japan's tightened export controls of key chemicals South Korea uses for computer chips and displays. 2019-11-22
South Korea's finance minister Hong Nam-ki presses Japan to take steps to lift its export restrictions. 2019-11-20
Officials from Japan and South Korea hold their second round of trade talks as part of the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement process. 2019-11-19
South Korea decides against extending the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). South Korean officials express that the exclusion from Japan's preferred trade list on 12 August eliminated any benefit to maintaining the agreement. 2019-08-22
Japan announced tightening of chemical exports to South Korea that are crucial for semiconductor industry. 2019-07-1
South Korea announces that Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul Monday to work toward a final settlement concerning sex slavery during World War II. "The Nikkei" reports that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe plans to create a new government-backed fund, containing over 100 million yen (US$831,200-£556,600) to help former South Korean "comfort women," and is also considering making an apology for the wartime sexual enslavement. 2015-12-25