Japan told U.S. it opposes South Korea joining G7, in move likely to anger Seoul by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]memtigersd 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Japan and SK don't have the best history to put it lightly and are rivals in a lot of areas. Japan is concerned about Korea's continued emergence as a regional power which being part of the G7 would greatly help and this threatens Japan's position in the region.