Japan says South Korea's scrapping of intel-sharing pact "regrettable"

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday that South Korea's decision to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact between the countries is "extremely regrettable" and Tokyo had lodged a formal protest against the move.By pulling out of the pact, designed to counter North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, Seoul "completely misreads the security situation in Northeast Asia," Kono told reporters after returning from China.Earlier in the day, Seoul said it will not extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, because Tokyo's recent tightening of exp…READ FULL ARTICLE