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How Japan, South Korea are building up naval capabilities for China threat

SINGAPORE — As China dwarfs other Pacific nations with its naval expansion in terms of raw tonnage, number of hulls and the amount of capabilities hitting the sea, US allies Japan and South Korea are ...
The Diplomat

Japan and South Korea Face Off Again in the US Navy’s Frigate Search

South Korea has an industrial head start, but is Japan’s upgraded Mogami class merely a stalking horse for the Chungnam class ...

South Korea joins solid-state battery race with China, Japan

South Korean battery makers are accelerating solid-state battery development as China and Japan increase state support for ...

U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.

The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed ...
The Diplomat

Japan-Korea: Working Together as Like-Minded Countries?

Japan and South Korea share more than enough to work together on North Korea — but less than is often assumed.

Will South Korea follow through on $350bn deal with Trump?

The commitment came as part of last year’s agreement to reduce Trump’s tariffs on South Korean goods from a threatened level ...