Financial Times (October 15)
2012/ 10/ 17 by jd in Global News
The relationship between Tokyo and Seoul is “on the rocks.” The two countries made tremendous progress in recent years. But now the territorial spat over the Takeshima islands threatens “to undermine a recent improvement in relations between Japan and its former colony.” The rift between the two U.S. allies also risks undercutting the Obama administration’s shift toward Asia. With elections approaching in both countries, there is a possibility that new leaders could reset the relationship, “but a true rapprochement remains distant.”
Tags: Japan, Korea, Rapprochement, Takeshima, U.S.
