Nichi Kan Gaiko Shi Tairitsu to Kyoryoku No 50 Nen (Heibonsha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Japan and South Korea have been working together despite various conflicts, including postwar compensation, the comfort women issue, territorial disputes, and history textbook issues. However, relations between the two countries are now at an extremely low ebb. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Basic Treaty between Japan and South Korea. At this juncture, it is important to reassess how diplomacy has been conducted in the past. For the future of both countries. An expert on Japan-Korea diplomacy looks back over the past half century.

戦後補償、従軍慰安婦問題、領土問題、歴史教科書問題など、さまざまな対立を抱えながらも、ともに歩んできた日本と韓国。だが現在、両国関係は極度に冷え込んでいる。2015年、日韓基本条約締結から50年を迎えた日韓関係。そのようなときこそ、過去どのように外交が行われてきたのか、改めて把握し直すことが重要だ。両国の未来のために。日韓外交のエキスパートが振り返る半世紀。