South Korean opposition lawmakers have raised objections over Japan’s plans of releasing Fukushima wastewater into the sea. Reuters quoted a group of South Korean lawmakers visiting Japan as saying on Wednesday that apart from the UN nuclear watchdog, more international organisations should be roped in for reviewing the controversial decision by Tokyo.

South Korean lawmakers urge further scrutiny of Fukushima nuclear wastewater after IAEA's nod

Japan and South Korea have agreed to link their radar via a US system. This is to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missile. Japan, South Korea and United States plan to reach an agreement on the sidelines of an Asean defense Summit to be held in Singapore early next year. According to reports, South Korea will form a group with Japan and United States to share information about North Korea's missiles. Ties between Japan and South Korea have warmed in recent months in the face of the North Korean threat and with North Korea launching ballistic missiles at an unprecedented Pace in the past year the three countries in November.

Japan, South Korea to link radars via US systems

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said he sympathises with those who suffered under Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, but stopped short of offering an official apology as desired by many South Koreans.

Japanese PM ‘sympathises’ with Korea’s colonial victims, stops short of offering apology

Against the backdrop of rising nuclear threats from North Korea and China's growing assertiveness in the region Seoul and Tokyo began their director General level security talks. This is the first time in five years that both the countries are meeting for such high-level talks defense and diplomatic officials arrived in South Korea's capital for the meeting the discussion will include assessment of security situation in Northeast Asia and on Korean Peninsula the two sides will also discuss bilateral cooperation on defense and security policies.

Japan, South Korea mend ties, amid regional threats