Timeline of Japan–South Korea relations

A timeline of modern Japan–South Korea relations.

Year	Date	Event
1945	August 15	Japan surrenders to Allied forces, relinquishing control over Korean territory.
1945	September 8	Korea is administered by United States Army Military Government in Korea. And, a lot of Japanese systems were released.
1948	August 15	First Republic of South Korea officially established. Republic is allied strongly with the United States, and opposing both North Korean and Japanese interests.[1]
1948		During the Jeju Uprising, a large group of South Korean refugees escape to Japan.
1950s		During the Korean War, some group of South Korean refugees escape to Japan.
1952	January 18	The South Korean president Syngman Rhee declared Syngman Rhee line. 3,929 Japanese fishermen were captured, and 44 Japanese were killed by South Korea Navy.
1952	February 4	The Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship Incident. South Korean Coast Guard shot and killed Japanese fishermen.
1965	June 22	Japan and South Korea signed Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.
1981	January 11	Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro visited South Korea.
1991	August 11	Asahi Shimbun reports the discovery of Kim Hak-soon, a comfort woman from South Korea.[2]
1991	December 6	Mizuho Fukushima leads five comfort women in an attempt to sue the Japanese Government.[3]
1995	August 15	The public office building of Governor-General of Korea in Seoul was dismantled by Kim Young-sam.
1997	December	The Asian financial crisis hits the South Korean economy hard. Japan offers 10 billion dollars in support.[4]
2002	May 31	Japan and South Korea co-host the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
2003	March 16	The assembly in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, enacts "Takeshima Day". Decision met with opposition in South Korea.[5]
2003	March 31	South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations strongly opposes Japan's participation as a permanent member of United Nations Security Council.[6][7]
2007	July	the U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution that Japan apologize for forcing women into sex slavery during World War II. The resolution was sponsored by Mike Honda (D-CA), a third-generation Japanese-American.[8]
2012	August 10	South Korea won the bronze medal match against Japan at the Olympic Match.
2015	February 6	FGS League inaugural match.
2019	July 1	Japan announced restrictions of some exports to South Korea. This decision sparked widespread anger across South Korea.[9]

See also

• Japan–Korea relations
• Timeline of Japan–North Korea relations
• Korea under Japanese rule
• Foreign relations of Japan
• Foreign relations of South Korea
• Zainichi Korean

References

1. Yang Sung-chul (1999). The North and South Korean political systems: A comparative analysis (rev. ed.). Seoul: Hollym. ISBN 1-56591-105-9
2. 『元朝鮮人従軍慰安婦 戦後半世紀重い口開く (ソウル１０日発 植村隆 ja:植村隆)』
3. 韓国・遺族会裁判の最高裁判決言渡 (in Japanese). Nov 29, 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
4. "HTML 文書" (in Japanese). Mof.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
5. Frederick, Jim (2006-05-01). "Rocky Relations". TIME. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
6. "Koizumi urges S. Korea to support Japan's UNSC bid | Asian Political News | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. April 4, 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
7. "Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on South Korea". Breakingnewsenglish.com. 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
8. "U.S. Demands Apology for 'Comfort Women'". NPR. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
9. "Japan to tighten export rules for high-tech materials to South Korea: media". Reuters. July 1, 2019.