Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Japan–South Korea relations" in English language version.
... South Korean media reported there is speculation that some of the chemicals could have been illegally diverted to North Korea as well as Iran. Neither country has confirmed the report. ...
... Through careful consideration among the relevant ministries in Japan, the Government of Japan cannot help but state that the Japan–ROK relationship of trust including in the field of export control and regulation has been significantly undermined. Considering that certain issues in ROK's export control and regulation can only be addressed under a relationship of utmost trust, METI has concluded that it must change the current implementation practices such as licensing policies and procedures for export or transfer of controlled items and their relevant technologies to the ROK in order to ensure appropriate implementation of Japan's own export control and regulation. In addition, as METI has recently found that certain sensitive items have been exported to the ROK with inadequate management by companies, METI will apply more stringent procedures over certain controlled items and their relevant technologies. ...
