Japan, South Korea agree to cooperate over remains from undersea mine

What happened: Senior Japanese and South Korean diplomats agreed at a vice ministerial strategic dialogue in Karuizawa to cooperate on returning human remains recovered from an undersea coal mine in western Japan. Key numbers: The dialogue was the first in about a year. The flooding at the Chosei coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, occurred in 1942. Why it matters: The two countries will continue cooperation on DNA analysis, and the vice ministers reaffirmed continued cooperation on North Korea's nuclear program and abductions of foreign nationals, including Japanese citizens.

Senior Japanese and South Korean diplomats agreed at a vice ministerial strategic dialogue in Karuizawa to cooperate on returning human remains recovered from an undersea coal mine in western Japan.

The two countries will continue cooperation on DNA analysis, and the vice ministers reaffirmed continued cooperation on North Korea's nuclear program and abductions of foreign nationals, including Japanese citizens.