Line-Naver spat presents dilemma for Yoon's Japan policy push

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's policy of rapprochement with Japan is coming under increasing pressure stemming from a dispute involving prominent technology companies from both countries.

Liberal opposition politicians have lambasted the conservative Yoon for what they say is a weak response to perceived pressure from Tokyo on Naver, the owner of a stake in LY Corp., which runs the web portal Yahoo Japan and the popular messaging app Line. Naver, meanwhile, operates South Korea's most-used search engine.