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The current official title of this diplomat is "Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Korea." Japanese-Korean diplomatic relations were initially established during the Joseon period of Korean history. When the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 was negotiated, diplomatic relations were established on a basis of equality, i.e., "Chosen (Korea) being ...
Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. [1] [2] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military. [3] South Korean soldiers in training
The embassy is known as the site of numerous South Korean anti-Japanese demonstrations. [4] In 1974, the embassy was ransacked by angry protesters during a time of heightened tensions between Japan and South Korea. [5] In 2005, two South Koreans sliced off their fingers during a protest related to the Liancourt Rocks dispute outside the embassy ...
During the Korean War, Japan took part in aiding South Korea by providing military supplies to US and UN forces against the communist-led North Korea. Japan and South Korea formally established diplomatic relations in December 1965, under the Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea, with Japan recognizing South Korea ...
A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have ...
Replenishment military service (Chinese: 補充兵役) is a type of military service to make up for vacancies in active service. This type of military service can be found in the military service systems of several East Asian countries. It is also translated as "Replacement service" (Republic of China) or "Supplementary service" (Republic of ...
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Masatoshi Muto (武藤 正敏, Mutō Masatoshi, born December 18, 1948) is a Japanese diplomatic analyst and former diplomat who served as the Japanese ambassador to South Korea from 2010 to 2012. [2] He also served as the Japanese ambassador to Kuwait in the late 2000s and was the Japanese consul-general in Hawaii in the early 2000s. [3]