Moon wants to meet Kim at the Tokyo Olympics, but the feeling may not be mutual



Analysis Moon wants to meet Kim at the Tokyo Olympics, but the feeling may not be mutual Kim, Suga and Biden just aren't as desperate as Moon for another round of his inter-Korean political theater Justin Yeo December 3, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Press Corps Due to a slew of disputes, including compensation for forced laborers during the colonial era, South Korea has largely given Japan the cold shoulder since late 2018. However, with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics drawing near, President Moon Jae-in now appears willing to work with Japan to create another inter-Korean diplomatic spectacle like the one he achieved at the 2018 Pyeongchang winter games. Due to a slew of disputes, including compensation for forced laborers during the colonial era, South Korea has largely given Japan the cold shoulder since late 2018. However, with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics drawing near, President Moon Jae-in now appears willing to work with Japan to create another inter-Korean diplomatic spectacle like the one he achieved at the 2018 Pyeongchang winter games. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Moon wants to meet Kim at the Tokyo Olympics, but the feeling may not be mutual

Kim, Suga and Biden just aren't as desperate as Moon for another round of his inter-Korean political theater

Justin Yeo December 3, 2020

Moon wants to meet Kim at the Tokyo Olympics, but the feeling may not be mutual

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Due to a slew of disputes, including compensation for forced laborers during the colonial era, South Korea has largely given Japan the cold shoulder since late 2018.

However, with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics drawing near, President Moon Jae-in now appears willing to work with Japan to create another inter-Korean diplomatic spectacle like the one he achieved at the 2018 Pyeongchang winter games.

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