Japan Postpones Ending Japan-S. Korea Continental Shelf Agreement; Holds Off to Keep Ties Despite Project's Lack of Progress

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:47 JST,
June 22, 2025
The government has decided to postpone the notification of terminating the Japan-South Korea continental shelf agreement, which governs joint continental shelf oil development by the two countries, according to multiple sources close to the government.
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