SEOUL/TOKYO: South Korea and Japan have toned down the rhetoric but show little sign of compromise in a bitter political and economic dispute as their foreign ministers prepare to meet in China this week.
"We expect to exchange views on various issues between Japan and the ROK, such as the issue of former civilian workers from the Korean Peninsula," Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, using the initials of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.The Beijing talks would reaffirm Japan's"close bilateral cooperation" with South Korea, as well as trilateral ties with the United States, the ministry said.
"I don't think Japan is going to show a nice face to Seoul this time," said one former Japanese diplomat familiar with the government's position. Later this month a decision to remove South Korea from Japan's list of trading partners with fast-track access to a number of materials is scheduled to go into effect.
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