South Korean cultural exchange group gives award to Japanese researcher

A cultural exchange organization under the South Korean Foreign Ministry gave an award Friday to Hiroshi Nakao, a Japanese researcher of Korean envoys to Japan between the 17th and 19th century, for his contribution to promoting civil exchanges between the two countries.Nakao, an 85-year-old visiting professor at Kyoto University of the Arts, became the first Japanese to receive the biannual award of the Korea Foundation since it was established in 2008, with ties between South Korea and Japan currently soured over a host of bilateral issues.The award is given to individuals and organizatio…READ FULL ARTICLE