Seoul should reconsider intelligence pact exit: US official

Japan and South Korea need to 'take a larger view,' diplomat says

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A South Korean soldier walks past a TV in Seoul broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a missile on Oct. 2. © Reuters

DAISHI CHIBA and TAKESHI KUMON, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan and South Korea should move past differences that led Seoul to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Saturday, arguing the decision ought to be reconsidered.

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