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A member of the Korean Government Employees' Union shout slogans during a rally demanding the abolition of the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, an intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Japan says export step not aimed at hurting ties with Seoul

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says South Korea paying more for military protection

Associated Press

In this March 12, 2016, file photo, Marines of the U.S., left, and South Korea, wearing blue headbands on their helmets, take positions after landing on a beach during the joint military combined amphibious exercise, called Ssangyong, part of the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea. (Kim Jun-bum/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump says South Korea to pay more for U.S. troops

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Prime Minister Abe says the biggest problem between his country and South Korea is a loss of trust resulting from the wartime labor dispute, which Japan initially linked to the export control measures against South Korea but stayed away after Seoul accused Tokyo of weaponizing trade as retaliation.(Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan PM says WWII labor row is biggest issue with S. Korea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A South Korean army soldier walks up the stairs of a military post at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim Jong-un says North Korean launches were warning to U.S., South

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, people stand by a TV screen showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea on Tuesday, Aug. 6, continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing unidentified projectiles twice into the sea while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing their joint military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea fires more weapons, denounces US military drills

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

North Korea tests new missile as U.S., South Korea plan exercises

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Sung Yun-mo, South Korea's minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Sung said South Korea will spend 7.8 trillion won ($6.5 billion) over the next seven years to develop technologies for industrial materials and parts as it moves to reduce its dependence on Japan during an escalating trade row. The announcement came days after Japan's Cabinet approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Protesters hold up placards to oppose planned joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Both countries are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail the fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul's military said Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S., South Korea prepare military drills despite North’s ire

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean protesters hold banners during a rally to denounce Japan's new trade restrictions on South Korea in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul where a senior official summoned the Japanese ambassador and told him that South Koreans may no longer consider Japan a friendly nation. The banners read: &quot;We don't buy Japanese products.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Thousands of South Koreans protest Japanese trade curbs

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is presented with flowers as he boards his plane to depart for Australia from Don Mueang International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Snubbed by North Korea, Pompeo hits other Asian turbulence

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this image made from video of a still image broadcasted by North Korea's KRT on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, equipped with binoculars, supervises a rocket launch test. North Korea said Thursday, Aug. 1, leader Kim supervised the first test firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there.(KRT via AP Video)

North Korea confirms another test of rocket launcher system

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this July 12, 2019, photo, a notice campaigning for a boycott of Japanese-made products is displayed in Seoul, South Korea. The sign reads: &quot;We don't sell Japanese products.&quot; A widespread anti-Japanese boycott has gained ground in South Korea since Tokyo tightened its exports of materials used to manufacture semiconductors and display screens, key export items for South Korea.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SKorea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

South Korean protesters stage a rally denouncing the Japanese government's decision on their exports to South Korea in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. A 72-year-old South Korean man was in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in downtown Seoul on Thursday, apparently to express his anger toward Japan amid worsening tensions between countries over trade and wartime history, a police official said. The signs read: "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan cabinet OKs plan stripping South Korea of preferred trade status

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

From left, Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Japan has approved the removal of South Korea from a &quot;whitelist&quot; of countries with preferential trade status, escalating tensions between the neighbors. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: US says Japan-South Korea committed nuke efforts

Associated Press

This image made from video of a still image broadcasted by North Korea's KRT on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, shows a rocket soaring during a test in North Korea. North Korea said Thursday, Aug. 1, leader Kim Jong Un supervised the first test firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there.(KRT via AP Video)

North Korea fires weapons again in possible pressure tactic

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean police officers stand guard for possible rallies against Japan in front of a building which houses Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Police say a 72-year-old South Korean man is in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in downtown Seoul, apparently to express his anger toward Japan amid worsening tensions between countries over trade and wartime history. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Police: South Korean man set himself ablaze to protest Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2018 file photo, the flag of North Korea waves inside the compound of the North Korean embassy in Rome, Italy. South Korea's spy agency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, has told lawmakers that a North Korean diplomat who went into hiding in Italy last year is now under protection outside the country. (Giuseppe Lami/ANSA via AP, File)

Seoul says hiding North Korean diplomat has left Italy

Associated Press

In this July 12, 2019, photo, a notice campaigning for a boycott of Japanese-made products is displayed in Seoul, South Korea. The sign reads: &quot;We don't sell Japanese products.&quot; A widespread anti-Japanese boycott has gained ground in South Korea since Tokyo tightened its exports of materials used to manufacture semiconductors and display screens, key export items for South Korea.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Koreans shun Japanese beer, travel, cars as dispute grows

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, its second weapons test in less than a week. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press