Timeline of Japan–South Korea relations

A timeline of 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

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 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 Shinbun reports the discovery of "Kim Hak-soon", an alleged Comfort Woman from South Korea

1991

December 6

Japanese Socialist Mizuho Fukushima leads five alleged Comfort Women in attempt to sue the Japanese Government.

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

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.

2003

March 31

South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations strongly opposes Japan's participation as a permanent member of United Nations Security Council.

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