Senior diplomats from South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this afternoon,... to discuss issues that are negatively impacting bilateral ties.
According to the foreign ministry,... Director-General for Northeast Asian Affairs, Kim Yong-kil... will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart, Kenji Kanasugi.
They will mainly exchange views on the South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate Koreans for their unpaid work during World War Two.
Their previous meeting took place in Tokyo last month.
It comes amid reports Japan is considering raising tariffs on South Korean imports,... and bringing the case to the International Court of Justice, after Seoul did not respond to demands for an inter-governmental discussion on the matter.