"Japan and South Korea's Business Leaders Aim to Move Past Historical Tensions"

Business leaders from Japan and South Korea have pledged to work together on chips and technology, seeking to improve diplomatic relations and put behind years of acrimony over wartime history. The two countries are critical players in the chip industry, and the US has been working to improve commercial diplomacy with both countries to blunt China's growing technological might. The business lobbies of both countries have announced a funding project to finance research into securing rare resources, tackling supply chain challenges, and youth exchanges. However, it remains unclear whether these efforts will be able to escape the pull of history, given the backlash in South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonisation of the Korean peninsula.