Japan and the Republic of Korea have had a strained relationship that goes back for decades and beyond.

And the latest flare-up in tensions between the Asian neighbors is a mix of history, economics, security, and politics.

CGTN’s Shane Hahm reports from Seoul.

Follow Shane Hahm on Twitter @ShaneHahm

To discuss all of this:

• Yoshikazu Kato is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Hong Kong.
• Myung-koo Kang is a professor of political science at Baruch College with City University of New York.
• Mindy L. Kotler is the director of Asia Policy Point.
• Song Zhang is the Washington, DC bureau chief for Shanghai Wen Hui Daily.

For more:

The U.S. has helped quell historical tensions between South Korea and Japan in the past. Not this time. https://t.co/UUKrUZCGga

— Slate (@Slate) August 26, 2019

Culture chiefs of Japan and China and South Korea agree to ignore tensions, continue exchanges https://t.co/3weT5rVN0J

— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 30, 2019

THREAD 1) Japan 🇯🇵 has the advantage as tensions with South Korea 🇰🇷 reach new heights.@ynohara1 and @samkimasia illustrate in these charts https://t.co/XdsVk9llyX pic.twitter.com/CNN78X8gr4

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 28, 2019

Tensions between Japan and South Korea have surged in recent months, but with a trade relationship worth about $85 billion a year, it will take more than new rules and consumer boycotts to drive the two countries aparthttps://t.co/3jbRAEuuvs

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 28, 2019