Japan, S. Korea to accelerate consultations over wartime labor issue

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin agreed Thursday to speed up their consultations over a wartime labor issue that has soured bilateral ties, a Japanese official said.In a meeting in Phnom Penh, the two ministers expressed readiness to improve bilateral relations following Yoon Suk Yeol's inauguration as South Korean president in May.Hayashi and Park made no substantial progress in a dispute over compensation for the wartime labor issue in what became their second face-to-face dialogue in about half a month, the official suggested at a pres…READ FULL ARTICLE