Japan, South Korea agree to continue dialogue as disputes go unresolved

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea failed on Thursday to make progress toward resolving bilateral disputes over the contentious issue of compensation for wartime labor and over trade, but agreed to continue dialogue.In the first meeting since taking office this month, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung Wha the state of bilateral relations is "extremely severe" even though the need for bilateral cooperation in dealing with North Korea is "greater than ever," a Japanese official said."In my meeting with Minister Kang, we shared…READ FULL ARTICLE