The Yomiuri ShimbunThis is the seventh installment on the chill in Japan-South Korean relations. Leaders of countries participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum sat around a dinner table at an international conference hall in Bali, Indonesia, on the night of Oct. 7. Next to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Through English interpreters, the two had the following type of conversation: “I love Korean food,” Abe said. “I often eat it.” “What kind of Korean food do you like?” asked Park. “I like Korean barbecue,” he replied. They were just having a harmless chat, but a senior official of the Japanese government hoped the conversation would be...
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