"日, 지소미아 연계 '韓수출규제' 철회 않기로"…美에 입장 전달<br /><br />But will there be a breakthrough?<br />With the clock running out on GSOMIA,... it appears Japan isn't willing to make any concessions to salvage the agreement.<br />Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday... that Tokyo had notified the U.S. of its final decision... not to lift its export curbs on South Korea in accordance to Seoul's demand.<br />According to the report, the Japanese government made the decision... after working-level diplomatic were held in Tokyo Friday between the two sides.<br />There, foreign ministry officials from Seoul and Tokyo engaged in marathon talks for more than two hours,... but were unable to narrow their differences.. <br />South Korea has been demanding Japan to withdraw its export controls,... in exchange for reconsidering its decision on GSOMIA, which is due to expire next week <br />
