Experts from Washington analyzed that Japan's export curbs on South Korea come from Abe's political calculations and in the end, they will have a negative impact on the U.S.<br /> At a seminar held in New York on Wednesday, Scott Seaman, director for Asia at political consulting firm Eurasia Group said the Seoul-Tokyo trade dispute comes from the PM's efforts to use diplomatic issues to distract the Japanese people from the struggling local economy.<br />Another expert at the seminar said Abe is weaponizing Japan's asymmetric inter-dependence with Korea.<br />Analysts warned that worsening Korea-Japan relations will also hurt America and will be an opportunity for China and Russia.<br />But they saw little possibility of President Trump getting involved in the issue as both countries are allies with the U.S. <br />
