SEOUL -- The new effort at rapprochement between South Korea and Japan comes as the two U.S. allies' eyes are drawn from past wrongs to today's risks of U.S.-China tensions and an emboldened North Korea.
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A South Korean soldier stands guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. © Reuters
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