US: Japan, SKorea Should 'Quickly' Improve Ties

The U.S. is urging Japan and South Korea to improve strained relations, which Washington fears may threaten an important Asian security alliance. Danny Russel, the top U.S. diplomat on East Asia, called on both countries to "show prudence and restraint in dealing with difficult historical issues." "It is very much in the interest of the United States and therefore it is very much a diplomatic priority for the United States that the friction and the tension between these two...

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