Japan and South Korea to accelerate talks over wartime labor issue

PHNOM PENH – 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.