As part of its plan to counterbalance China's growing influence in the region, Canada is vying to strengthen ties with countries like South Korea and Japan.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/trudeau-asserts-continued-support-for-ukraine-as-g7-summit-featuring-zelenskyy-ends-7031518

BEIJING — China began retaliating on Tuesday against South Korea and Japan, two of the countries which have imposed COVID-19 curbs on travelers from China, the last major economy to reopen its borders after three years of isolation.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714862/china-retaliates-against-south-korea-japan-over-covid-19-curbs

Closer ties between South Korea and Japan and a security partnership with the two East Asian states would have strategic advantages for NATO.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/01/natos-opportunity-indo-pacific/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natos-opportunity-indo-pacific

For a successful strategic partnership between NATO and the Far East to develop, relations between South Korea and Japan must improve significantly.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/01/natos-opportunity-indo-pacific/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natos-opportunity-indo-pacific

However, both South Korea and Japan want to strengthen security cooperation to effectively respond to the North’s illicit ballistic missile launches.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-confirms-hwasong-17-icbm-test/

It perceives U.S. alliances with Chinese neighbors such as South Korea and Japan as essentially illegitimate.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/06/china-us-diplomacy-shangri-la-blinken-engagement/

Less noticed in India was an even more consequential development to the east — the first summit in nearly twelve years between the leaders of two major global economies and neighbours — South Korea and Japan.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/japanese-pm-visit-india-chinese-president-trip-moscow-regional-politics-8510576/

North Korea fired ballistic missiles between South Korea and Japan in military drills.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1749115/north-korea-army-kim-jong-un-drills-dxus

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been firing long-range missiles from his territory, causing alarm in South Korea and Japan and putting US forces in the region under high tension.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/cp/german-toro-ghio-linkedin-news-round-thursday-february-2-2023-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%94-germ%C3%A3%C2%A1n-toro

North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a display of military might Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/16/north-korea-launches-icbm-before-south-korea-japan-summit/

South Korea and Japan are America’s most important regional allies in Asia.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/south-korea-wants-reparations-for-victims-of-japanese-occupation-us-happy-with-historic-plan-abroad/

Taggart, who spent the past three years in South Korea and Japan, is still working his way back to full fitness after tweaking his quad several weeks ago.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/taggart-the-man-to-lead-glory-rebuild-c-9523873

The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defense exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the South's navy said, days after the North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-south-korea-japan-hold-missile-defence-drill-after-north%27s-icbm-launch

Under Yoon and Kishida’s predecessors, relations between South Korea and Japan plunged to their lowest in decades.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/07/japans-pm-tells-south-koreans-his-heart-hurts-over-pain-caused-by-occupation/