Japan-South Korea rift

Anti-Japan sentiment in South Korea puts breakthrough at risk

Yoon grapples with frustration at home over Tokyo's perceived snub

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Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest South Korean leader to extend an olive branch to Japan. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
April 7, 2023 11:33 JST

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced a barrage of criticism since last month's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which many saw as a humiliating concession in the countries' decadeslong row over wartime labor.

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