Japan Removes South Korea From Trusted Export List

  • South Korea to hit back for Japan’s “white list” removal
  • Pompeo’s attempt to mediate seems to have fallen on deaf ears
Taro Kono, left, shakes hands with Kang Kyung-wha in Bangkok.Photographer: Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap via AP
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South Korea and Japan stepped up their fight over trade, leaving little room for a quick way out in the dispute that threatens to damage security ties and global supply lines.