Japan, South Korea lawmakers to cancel meeting over emperor remark

Japanese and South Korean lawmakers will cancel their annual meeting aimed at deepening bilateral ties this year following a controversial remark by a Korean lawmaker on Japan's emperor, a source close to the matter said Sunday.The meeting was scheduled to be held in Japan this year but Japanese lawmakers are opposed to meeting South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee Sang, who said earlier this year that Japan's emperor should apologize for Korean women being forced into its wartime brothels.The decision comes after soured bilateral relations saw a pause in their deterioration last…READ FULL ARTICLE