Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun hold a joint news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul June 20, 2005. Koizumi arrived in Seoul Monday for a meeting with Roh to try to patch up ties frayed by disputes over their countries' bitter history. But Roh told reporters that the meeting failed to yield any agreements. (China Daily/Reuters photos)
