Japan–South Korea relations
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Japan–South Korea relations are the diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea. As the Sea of Japan and the Korea Strait geographically separate the two nations, political interactions date ba
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Japan–South Korea summit in Nara, Japan, January 13, 2026
Embassy of South Korea in Japan
Wednesday demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, October 2012
Korea under Japanese rule
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From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan as a colony under the name Chōsen, the Japanese reading of "Joseon".
Japan–South Korea relations
…Asia. Such relations would continue by the late 19th century when both Japan and Korea underwent modernisation from Western powers up until 1910, when Korea became a colony of Japan. Shortly after gaining independence from the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was divided into two states. During the Korean…
Japanese marines landing from the Unyo at Yeongjong Island which is near Ganghwa
Battle of Namdaemun in 1907 – Le Petit Journal
General power of attorney to Lee Wan-yong sealed and signed, by the last emperor, Sunjong on 22 August 1910 (융희4년; 隆熙4年)
Terauchi Masatake, the first Governor-General