Japan, South Korea to discuss export controls Dec 16 - Japan trade minister

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea will hold senior-level talks on Dec. 16 to discuss Tokyo's export restrictions, Japanese trade minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters, Kajiyama repeated Tokyo's stance that Japan could address the issue of its export controls once South Korea takes appropriate action on its own management of export controls.Japan in July put export curbs on materials used to make semiconductors, threatening the global supply chain of chips, a..