The pact would have helped both nations deal with the threats posed by North Korea and China?s rising military influence

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The pact would have helped both nations deal with the threats posed by North Korea and China?s rising military influence

Kiyoshi Ota

A Japan soldier aims an anti-tank missile during a military exercise at the Higashi-Fuji training range in 2011. South Korea has postponed at the last minute the signing of a landmark military agreement with Japan, amid anger in Seoul over the planned pact with a former colonial ruler.