A timeline of Japan–South Korea relations.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | August 15 | Japan surrenders to Allied forces, relinquishing control over Korean territory. |
| 1945 | September 8 | Korea is administered by United States Army Military Government in Korea. And, a lot of Japanese systems were released. |
| 1948 | August 15 | First Republic of South Korea officially established. Republic is Allied strongly with the United States, and opposing both North Korean and Japanese interests[1] |
| 1948 | During the Jeju Uprising, a large group of South Korean refugees escape to Japan. | |
| 1950s | During the Korean War, some group of South Korean refugees escape to Japan. | |
| 1952 | January 18 | The South Korean president Syngman Rhee declared Syngman Rhee line. 3,929 Japanese fishermen were captured, and 44 Japanese were killed by South Korea Navy. |
| 1965 | June 22 | Japan and South Korea signed Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. |
| 1981 | January 11 | Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro visited South Korea. |
| 1991 | August 11 | Asahi Shinbun reports the discovery of "Kim Hak-soon", an alleged Comfort Woman from South Korea[2] |
| 1991 | December 6 | Japanese Socialist Mizuho Fukushima leads five alleged Comfort Women in attempt to sue the Japanese Government.[3] |
| 1995 | August 15 | The public office building of Governor-General of Korea in Seoul was dismantled by Kim Young-sam. |
| 1997 | December | The Asian financial crisis hits the South Korean economy hard. Japan offers 10 billion dollars in support[4] |
| 2002 | May 31 | Japan and South Korea co-host the 2002 FIFA World Cup. |
| 2003 | March 16 | The assembly in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, enacts "Takeshima Day". Decision met with opposition in South Korea.[5] |
| 2003 | March 31 | South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations strongly opposes Japan's participation as a permanent member of United Nations Security Council.[6][7] |