U.S. won't mediate in Japan-South Korea spat, Japan looks to turn up the heat on South Korea with stricter export controls on more items. South Korea eyes investing ¥91.8 billion annually in chip supply chain after Japanese export curbs

U.S. won't mediate in Japan-South Korea spat, top American diplomat for Asia says

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell says Washington has no plans to mediate a spat between Japan and South Korea, which are locked ...

Japan looks to turn up the heat on South Korea with stricter export controls on more items

The envisaged plan comes in response to what Tokyo views as Seoul’s failure to address the dispute over compensation for wartime labor and prevent it from hurting bilateral relations.

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South Korea eyes investing ¥91.8 billion annually in chip supply chain after Japanese export curbs

South Korea will seek to invest 1 trillion won (¥91.8 billion) annually in developing homegrown materials and equipment used to produce microchips, a senior ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, after Japan tightened curbs on exports of some high-tech materials to the country. Japan said Monday ...