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South Korean–Japanese Relations Since the 1965 Normalization Pacts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Seung K. Ko
Seung K. Ko
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Seoul, Korea
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Since the South Korean–Japanese normalization pacts of 1965, the long-sought economic and political cooperation between the two countries is on its way. The pacts planted the seeds of mutual cooperation between the two countries which had been hostile toward each other for more than a half-century, and the South Korean and Japanese leaders have expressed their determination that the future relationship between the two countries would be to each other's advantage.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1972, pp. 49 - 61
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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9 South Korea asked for $95,933,000. The total claim fund—$300 million in grants and $200 million in loans—was supposed to be paid for within 10 years beginning 1966. Korea Times, 21 April 1966, p. 1.

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18 Ibid.

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44 Ibid. A report from Japan revealed that an average of 40 to 50 Japanese have applied for entry visas a day for trips to South Korea for unofficial purposes, such as business activities, sightseeing, and cultural events. See Korea Times, 21 July 1966, p. 1.

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51 On 21 April 1968, Tokyo Governor Ryokichi Minobe approved of Chosun University. Korea Times, 21 April 1968, p. 1.

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63 Ibid.