National security adviser John Bolton travels to Japan, South Korea amid heated trade dispute between U.S. allies
Lingering tensions, particularly over the issue of compensation for South Koreans forced to work for Japanese occupiers during World War Two, worsened this month when Japan restricted exports of high-tech materials to South Korea.
Trump told reporters at the White House later that day that that South Korean President Moon Jae-in had asked him if he could get involved. In Seoul, a 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy on Friday, police said.
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