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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Japan and which country have agreed to take ties forward in a landmark regional shift recently?
A
South Africa
B
South Korea
C
Singapore
D
Spain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Culturally, Korea and Japan share many similarities – societal structure, work culture, collectivist mindset.

Detailed explanation-2: -On August 22, 1910, Japan had formally annexed Korea through the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty. In 1910, Japan annexed Korea. The legality of the annexation and the subsequent 35-years of occupation of the Korean Peninsula by Japan are controversial.

Detailed explanation-3: -Relations between Korea and Japan go back at least two millennia. After the 3rd century BC, people from the Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) and Gaya in the Korean Peninsula, started to move southwards into the Kyushu region of Japan. Knowledge of mainland Asia was transmitted via Korea to Japan.

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