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Japan accepts talks with South Korea on WTO arbitration

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Disinfectant solution is sprayed from a vehicle as a precaution against African swine fever near a pig farm in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. South Korea said Friday that it is investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea reports more suspected swine fever cases

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Quarantine officials wearing protective gears place barricades as a precaution against African swine fever at a pig farm in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May. The notice reads: &quot;Under quarantine.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea confirms 2nd case of African swine fever

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Uncertainty over South Korea’s World Cup visit to Pyongyang

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

CORRECTS DATE PHOTO TAKEN - Lee Ho-hyeon, a director general for International Trade Policy at the Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry, speaks at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. South Korea has gone through with plans to drop Japan from a list of countries receiving fast-track approvals in trade in a tit-for-tat reaction to a similar move by Tokyo to downgrade Seoul's trade status amid a tense diplomatic dispute. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea downgrades Japan trade status as dispute deepens

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an emergency cabinet meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Moon has vowed stern countermeasures against Japan's decision to downgrade its trade status, which he described as a deliberate attempt to contain South Korea's economic growth and a &quot;selfish&quot; act that would damage global supply chains.(Bae Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

Moon Jae-in fears Iran distracts Trump from North Korea nuke deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Empty frames, right top and right center, are seen after the removal of the signs with the portrait of North Korean leaders and the image of a North Korean flag from the restaurant's exterior wall of the North Korea-themed restaurant under construction in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. North Korea-themed restaurant in Seoul removes Kim portrait and flag image as police look into whether owner violated security law.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean-themed restaurant in Seoul removes Kim images

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Disinfectant solution is sprayed from a vehicle as a precaution against African swine fever at a pig farm in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May. (Lim Byung-shick/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea culls pigs after confirming African swine fever

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 27, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their meeting at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo. Japan’s defense spending is expected to set a new record next year as the country strengthens its military alliance with the U.S. and buys expensive American weapons amid threats from China and North Korea. Under pressure from Trump, Japan has been buying costly military equipment as a way of reducing the U.S. trade deficit while bolstering defense cooperation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Japan’s failing to be contrite and apologize is causing friction among South Korea, U.S. and Japan

By Lim Jong Seong

South Korea's senior trade official Yoo Myung-hee speaks during a briefing at a government complex in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. South Korea is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightened export controls on key materials South Korean companies use to make computer chips and displays, accusing Tokyo of weaponizing trade to retaliate over political rows. (Kim Seung-doo/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea initiating WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

A vehicle is damaged by fallen signboard from a building as Typhoon Lingling brings strong wind and rain in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. The typhoon passed along South Korea's coast Saturday, toppling trees, grounding planes and causing at least two deaths before the storm system made landfall in North Korea. (Ryu Hyung-suck/Yonhap via AP)

Typhoon kills 5 in North Korea, 3 in South Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean protesters with images of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shout slogans during a rally to mark the South Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday offered an olive branch to Japan to end a tense trade dispute, saying Seoul will "gladly join hands" if Tokyo to accepts calls to resolve it through dialogue. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S.-Japan-South Korea alliance crumbles, threatens Trump’s North Korea nuclear diplomacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, gets into a car to leaves a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

At corruption retrial, Samsung scion may end up being jailed

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean middle school students rallied Wednesday against Japan in a sign that the animosity between the two countries is carrying into another generation. (Associated Press/File)

South Korea, Japan keep World War II animosity alive

By Ethan Epstein - The Washington Times

South Korean Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Kim Myeong-su, top center, sits with other justices upon their arrival at the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. South Korea's top court on Thursday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption case to a lower court for separate trials for her previously convicted charges, a ruling that could increase her already-lengthy prison term. (Yonhap via AP)

S. Korean court sends Park, Samsung heir cases to new trials

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, photo, Japan's Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Japan removed South Korea from a list of nations given preferential trade status, a decision when announced earlier has set off a series of actions from both sides that have hurt bilateral relations. (Takuya Hatayama/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

This Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided Sunday, Aug. 25, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, smiles after the test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day after it vowed to remain America's biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un, North Korea leader, lauds ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ after test

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

This Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided Sunday, Aug. 25, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, smiles after the test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day after it vowed to remain America's biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea tests new ‘super-large’ rocket launcher

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People watch a TV news program reporting North Korea's firing of projectiles with a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean protesters react during a rally about the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, in front of Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. South Korea said Thursday it will terminate an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan that focused on classified information about North Korea, a surprise announcement that is likely to set back U.S. efforts to bolster security cooperation with two of its most important allies in the Asian region. The sign read &quot;No Abe.&quot; and &quot;Welcome, termination of GSOMIA.&quot; and &quot;The scrapping of the South Korea-Japan deal is a people's victory.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: Seoul will push to boost US military alliance

Associated Press