Beer is the latest in a series of industries that have taken a hit from the countries' frayed relations.
So when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet face-to-face with South Korean President Moon Jae In on Tuesday in the south-western Chinese city of Chengdu, all eyes will be on how the two leaders will make efforts to repair their soured ties. In October 2018, South Korea's Supreme Court had ordered Japanese companies to compensate South Korean victims of wartime forced labour during Japan's 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
Critics in Japan also say that Abe has whipped up nationalism once again by bashing South Korea as he is seeking to change Japan's war-renouncing constitution to have a full-fledged military.The moves further escalated tensions with Seoul, which announced it would terminate a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Tokyo called GSOMIA .
A true leader. Swallow pride and build new bridges while repairing old ones. Country progress always comes first before stoking on others internal matters