US Sec. State Rice meets with South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Yu Myung-hwan in Washington

SEOUL, April 21 (UPI) -- South Korea and Japan held a diplomatic meeting in Seoul Friday to avoid conflict over Tokyo's plan to conduct maritime surveys in the East Sea off Korea.

TOKYO, April 21 (UPI) -- Japan's foreign minister said Friday that Japan will halt a maritime survey if South Korea does not register Korean names for the area around disputed islets. Foreign Minister Taro Aso told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee that Japan