Japan, South Korea to maintain dialogue, though no detente in sight

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea were unable to make any significant progress Wednesday in settling a diplomatic feud between the neighboring countries over wartime history and trade, although they agreed to maintain dialogue to work toward a detente."Even in such a difficult situation, I think we can work toward a solution by having these very close discussions," Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said after a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung Wha on the outskirts of Beijing.Relations between Tokyo and Seoul have sunk to the lowest point in years following…READ FULL ARTICLE