Japan seeks explanation of South Korea plan to remove it from trade list

Japan has asked South Korea for further explanations of why it will be removed from a list of countries entitled to preferential treatment in trade, industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Thursday."The reasoning and details are not clear so we have been seeking further explanations from South Korea," Seko said at a press conference.But Seko said Japan is not planning to seek bilateral negotiations, adding, "It's not something that can be decided or changed through consultations."South Korea plans to remove Japan around September from its list of 29 nations that have an expedited application …READ FULL ARTICLE