22: Japan and South Korea's trade dispute
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While the world stews over the trade war between the USA and China, and the potential of a no deal exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, here in Japan a separate storm has been brewing: a growing trade dispute between Japan and its geographical neighbor — South Korea.
Satoshi Sugiyama and Oscar Boyd discuss.
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More on the story:
Japan removes South Korea from list of trusted trade partners as row between neighbors deepens
South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
Articles by Satoshi Sugiyama
Articles by Oscar Boyd
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