Japan, S. Korea agree to improve ties

Japan, S. Korea agree to improve ties

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se shake hands prior to holding talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013. In the first talks in nine months between the foreign ministers of the two countries, they agreed to cooperate closely in developing bilateral relations that have been strained over Japan's perception of wartime history and a dispute over a pair of islets controlled by Seoul which are claimed by Tokyo in the Sea of Japan.

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