South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

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President Yoon Suk Yeol has been pushing to mend the historical grievance with Japan. In a televised speech marking the 1919 uprising against the Japanese colonizers, Yoon urged his people to remember what he called "patriotic martyrs" He avoided mentioning any specific colonial wrongdoing as he explained why greater cooperation is needed.

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The Independent

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Wednesday called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

3 months ago·United States

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abc News

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

3 months ago·United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

3 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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The Japan Times

In push to mend ties, South Korea’s Yoon says Japan has gone from 'aggressor to partner’

The South Korean leader’s drive to improve relations with Japan faces a momentous challenge, as ties between the two neighbors remain chilly over historical issues such as wartime labor.

3 months ago·Japan

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Nikkei

South Korea's Yoon says Japan has transformed into a partner

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said Japan was a partner nation that shares universal values, indicating that Seoul seeks t

3 months ago·Japan

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