Let's begin with the ongoing military spat between South Korea and Japan.<br />The two sides' radar dispute is pouring fuel on the fire of their already long-held historical and territorial feuds.<br />The issue is now taking a toll on their military exchanges. <br />The South Korean Navy says it will cancel its planned visit to Japan in February,... which has been part of naval exchanges between the two neighbors.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports. <br />South Korean Navy's First Fleet has canceled its planned visit to Japan next month.<br />The decision comes amid chills in bilateral ties over the continued military spat on whether a South Korean destroyer locked its fire-control radar on a Japanese patrol plane in the East Sea last month.<br />As part of the naval exchange program between the two neighbors,... Seoul has sent a two-star Navy officer to Japan on odd-number years,... while Tokyo has sent an equivalent officer to South Korea on even-number years. <br />Seoul's defense ministry also explained it has no plans to hold separate talks with Tokyo on the sidelines of the annual security forum held in Singapore this week. <br />On a related note,... the Chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Park Han-ki has instructed all military units to establish a swift and accurate reporting system to respond to the threats posed by the low-altitude flyovers of Japanese patrol planes. <br />There are concerns the protracted tensions could undermine efforts to maintain cooperation in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and establishing lasting peace in Northeast Asia. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
