Japan has rebuffed South Korea's proposal to hold another working-level meeting by next Wednesday on Tokyo's export curbs.
Citing government sources,... Japan's Kyodo News reported Wednesday that Tokyo believes it will be difficult to have another meeting since mutual trust has been damaged.
A senior official at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was quoted as saying - "the relationship of trust has been broken."
Kyodo News added the Japanese trade ministry plans to answer South Korea's inquiries about the trade restrictions by email or other means... instead of face-to-face meetings.