日本和韩国的资深外交官同意就从日本西部一座海底煤矿打捞出的遗骸归还韩国一事密切合作，该煤矿在二战期间发生过致命淹水事故。双方将继续在DNA鉴定方面开展合作。
Senior Japanese and South Korean diplomats have agreed to work closely together for the return to South Korea of human remains recovered from an undersea coal mine in western Japan, where fatal flooding occurred during World War II. The two countries will continue cooperation on DNA analysis.
这一共识是在周一于长野县轻井泽町举行的日韩副外长战略对话中达成的，这是约一年来首次举行此类对话。
The agreement was reached at a strategic dialogue held between the two countries’ vice foreign ministers in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Monday. This was the first such dialogue in about a year.
1942年，朝鲜半岛出身的工人是山口县宇部市长生煤矿淹水事故的受害者之一。
Workers from the Korean Peninsula were among victims of the 1942 flooding at the Chosei coal mine in the city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
在此次对话中，日本外务省事务次官船越健裕与韩国外交部第一次官朴允珠还就朝鲜的动向交换了意见，包括朝鲜与中俄的关系。
At the dialogue, Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoonjoo also exchanged views on North Korea’s movements, including its relations with China and Russia.
双方重申将继续合作，解决朝鲜核计划及其绑架外国公民（包括日本公民）问题。
They reaffirmed continued cooperation for resolving North Korea’s nuclear program and its abductions of foreign nationals, including Japanese citizens.
船越与朴允珠还确认，日韩外交当局将保持密切沟通，以推动两国关系稳定发展。
Funakoshi and Park also confirmed that diplomatic authorities of Japan and South Korea will communicate closely for the stable development of the two countries’ relations.