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'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
Japan and South Korea have failed to narrow their differences over Japan's export controls in the second round of bilateral talks. 2019-11-19
Japan, South Korea and the United States agree to boost multilateral military cooperation and defense issues. 2019-11-15
South Korean President Moon Jae-in hold a 11-minute conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at ASEAN summit in Bangkok. 2019-11-4
Foreign ministry officials from Japan and South Korea meet in Seoul to discuss wartime forced labor and trade dispute 2019-10-16
South Korea announces it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Japanese government export controls. 2019-09-11
Japan announces the removal of South Korea from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on August 28. 2019-08-2