Japan’s new PM, South Korean president stress importance of ‘forward-looking ties’ at first meeting

Relations have suffered over issues related to Japan’s 1910 to 1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula. Read more at ...
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Japan's new PM in first talks with South Korean president

GYEONGJU: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi both stressed on Thursday (Oct ...

Japan’s PM Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee pledge ‘forward-looking ties’ at Apec

Amid historical tensions, the two leaders signalled cooperation despite political challenges and regional pressures.
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Japan-South Korea Relations Under a Takaichi Sanae Government

How will Prime Minister Takaichi get along with the Lee Jae-myung administration? South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and ...
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Japan’s new leader Takaichi says she wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years.
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Can Japan-South Korea Relations Continue to Thaw Under Lee and Takaichi?

Not long ago, it would have been laughable to imagine Lee Jae-myung and Takaichi Sanae as leaders that would foster ...
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Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, during a meeting in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) Tuesday's ...

With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.
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The United States Signs Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan and Korea

As part of President Trump’s trip to Asia, the United States signed Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and Korea, expanding, strengthening, and ...