Where Is Washington? The Missing Mediator between Seoul and Tokyo.

The article focuses on unresolved disputes between South Korea and Japan as the U.S. is not mediating. Topics discussed include Koreans' mistrust of Japan may even intensify if Japan mounts a more serious challenge to South Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo Islets which are disputed by both countries, visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe which establish an intergovernmental agreement on the comfort women issue and Japan's diminishing share in South Korean external trade reflects the broader declining linkage between the two countries.