The latest tensions appear to mark a new low in relations between the neighboring countries.
-China trade dispute and raising concerns about the security implications of a rapidly eroding relationship between two key U.S. allies.
The South Korean government announced Friday afternoon it would retaliate by removing Japan from its own whitelist of trading partners. South Korean lawmakers this week have also publicly discussed the possibility revoking a military information sharing agreement between the countries, which would add to an already precarious security situation in the region as North Korea ratchets up tensions with repeat weapons tests.
Japanese officials have said the decision was a national security matter, saying there was concern sensitive materials exported to South Korea may have ended up in places like Iran and North Korea, without pointing to specific cases. The three materials, used in the production of semiconductor chips and displays, can also be used in chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction.
South Korean protesters hold up signs reading"No Abe" during a rally against Japan in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday.
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