Japan–North Korea relations

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Japan–North Korea relations (Japanese: 日朝関係; Korean: 조일 관계) refers to international relations between Japan and North Korea. There are no diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea and ties are severely strained and marked by tension and hostility. Japan does not recognize North Korea, instead recognizing the Republic of Korea as the sole legitimate government of Korea. North Korea and Japan were parts of opposing blocs during the Cold War, with North Korea being allied with the Soviet Union and Japan allied with the United States. In 1955, North Korea assisted in establishing the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, an organization for ethnic Koreans in Japan which acts as North Korea's de facto embassy. North Korea denounced the Treaty on Basic Relations between South Korea and Japan in 1965. Relations improved in the 1970s under Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, though they subsequently deteriorated again. North Korea nevertheless retained ties with the Japan...

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