| Summary/Abstract |
This paper is concerned with the complex problems in relations between Japan and South Korea, rooted in the colonial rule of Japan on the Korean Peninsula. These include the territorial dispute over a group of islets in the Sea of Japan, the issue of Korean "comfort women," Seoul's claim to rename the Sea of Japan as the East Sea, the claim for compensation for Koreans who were mobilized for hard work in Japanese companies during the war, and others. We conclude that growing tensions in ties between Japan and South Korea are weakening the Japan-US-South Korea military-political alliance triangle, which could lead to a change in the balance of power in Northeast Asia.
|