Japan, South Korea lawmakers eye committees to mend ties for Olympics

Japanese and South Korean parliamentary groups plan to jointly work toward making the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics a success, with both sides setting up special committees dedicated to that end, lawmakers with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.The cross-party groups hope to help create an environment for Tokyo and Seoul to mend political ties that have chilled over wartime history and trade. The South Korean side broached the idea of creating the committees for coordination, according to the lawmakers, who spoke on condition of anonymity.The envisaged units would seek to realize a…READ FULL ARTICLE