The return of the Japan-South Korea naval search and rescues exercise after a nine-year hiatus reflects strategic convergence, but history still casts a long shadow.

South Korea and Japan on Sunday held a joint maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX) for the first time in nine years, the Navy said. The drill was conducte

South Korea and Japan on Sunday held a joint maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX) for the first time in nine years, the Navy said. The drill...