The agreement could provide a long-awaited breakthrough in Japan-Korea ties.

The suspect has both admitted and denied planting explosives at the controversial shrine honoring Japan's war dead.

The Park-Abe meeting was encouraging, but there are structural issues that still need to be addressed.

South Korea's president wants to reach a final solution by the end of 2015.

Li Keqiang held separate discussions with Park Geun-hye and Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of their trilateral summit.

Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea avoided touching on divisive issues in favor of sending a positive message.

Japan is not happy with the UN body's decision.

How South Korea can put its partnership with the United States on the right track.

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Richard Bush on China-Japan relations since their top leaders shook hands in November 2014.

How to evaluate Abe's August 15 statement on the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

Japan's Emperor Akihito appears to be determined to remind his people of the horrors of World War II.

China was blunt about its disappointment, while South Korea held out hope for better relations.

The initial response on social media was overwhelmingly negative.

In hindsight, exonerating Japan’s Emperor was a grave mistake.

Abe's statement included the right language -- but not in the right way.