Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs hold 1st talks in 4 years

Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs hold 1st talks in 4 years

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) talks with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo in Singapore on May 30, 2015. The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea had not met one-on-one since June 2011 amid severed ties due to conflicting perceptions of history-related issues, including women recruited to work in wartime brothels for the Japanese military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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