Top NewsMost ViewedKorean Newspaper HeadlinesToday in Korean HistoryYonhap News SummarySEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held a joint meeting of senior diplomats and defense officials here on Monday, the first such talks since March 2018, Seoul's foreign ministry said, amid signs of a slow thaw in bilateral ties. The director-general-level policy consultation meeting came after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed last month to mend ties soured by historical disputes and step up security cooperation in the wake of North Korea's escalating provocations. (Yonhap)All NewsNationalNorth KoreaEconomy/FinanceBizCulture/K-popSportsImagesVideosTop NewsMost ViewedKorean Newspaper HeadlinesToday in Korean HistoryYonhap News SummaryKorea in BriefUseful LinksFestival CalendarWeather