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we will handle the matter according to our domestic regulations considering the protection of personal information.and it notified Seoul about a month ago of the planned change.

for having visited North Korea.offers the ESTA scheme to 38 countries that signed up for the U.once they obtained online approval via the Electronics System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

But those with records of visiting the North are no longer eligible to use the ESTA.The new visa rule will be applied to all of the VWP participating countries.

an automated assessment of the individuals eligibility for travel based on personal information

Seouls foreign ministry said Tuesday.scientists say they have identified the mysterious killer

Tokyo accused the South of violating U.Japan imposed restrictions on exports to South Korea of key materials used in semiconductor memory chips and smartphones in an apparent move against last years ruling by Seouls top court ordering Tokyo to compensate Korean wartime forced laborers.

ReutersNorth Koreas official newspaper on Sunday denounced Japans export restrictions against South Korea as an unacceptable political provocation.sanctions on the North to justify the measure.