Easing Tensions, but What's Behind South Korea and Japan's Newfound Cooperation?
The agreement between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to boost energy cooperation has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles.
The history of relations between these two nations is marked by disputes over Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula during World War II and its subsequent treatment of Koreans who were forcibly taken to Japan for labor.