国际英语资讯:Japan, S. Korea rift continues as little headway made in prime ministers talks
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Nak">Nak</span>-<span word="yon">yon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tit">tit</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="tat">tat</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="dignitaries">dignitaries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Naruhito">Naruhito</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enthronement">enthronement</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20-<span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cordial">cordial</span> <span word="handshake">handshake</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Jae">Jae</span>-<span word="in">in</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="alluded">alluded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tangible">tangible</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1910-1945 <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1965 <span word="normalization">normalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>" <span word="resolved">resolved</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pact">pact</span>.</p>
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