Japan opposes Korea`s G7 participation
(WorldNews South Korea)

President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe / Korea Times file By Kang Seung-woo Japan has stepped up its efforts to prevent Korea from joining the G7 with Tokyo lobbying the United States to drop Seoul from its expansion scenario for the group of advanced economies. Diplomatic experts say its opposition was an expected response, while advising the Korean government to stay unresponsive to the neighboring country`s `politically calculated` move. According to Japan`s Kyodo News, Sunday, a high-ranking Japanese government official told the U.S. that it would oppose the...