South Korea and Japan on Tuesday agreed to continue close cooperation in preventing terrorism during the May 31st June 30th soccer World Cup to be co-hosted by the two neighboring countries. The agreement came at a meeting here between Yoon Jee-joon, ambassador for counter-terrorism, and his Japanese counterpart Hiroshi Shigeta. During the meeting, the two anti-terrorism ambassadors praised each other for their recent cooperation regarding several issues, including hooliganism. In particular, both sides agreed to hold similar meetings twice a year to further strengthen their anti-terrorism cooperation in the international arena.