South Korea's Lee, Japan's Takaichi to strengthen ties, Lee's office says

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that it was more important than ever to strengthen bilateral ties given how the countries had much in common under the current trade environment,

South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty

Their meeting in South Korea came after both launched charm offensives toward U.S. President Trump, who visited their countries.

New chapter for Japan-S.Korea ties as Takaichi meets Lee

The leaders of Japan and South Korea have met for the first time since both took office, on the sidelines of the APEC summit. Their predecessors built unusually warm ties between two neighbors once strained by historical friction.

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.
The Diplomat

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 former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held their first Japan-Korea summit meeting during the G7 Summit in Canada in June,
The White House

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

‘Egregious’: Beijing criticises new Japanese PM Takaichi for meeting Taiwanese official

Sanae Takaichi posted photos of herself meeting adviser Lin Hsin-i on the sidelines of Apec summit in South Korea.
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm trilateral security cooperation with U.S.

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan met in Malaysia on Saturday and reaffirmed the importance of their trilateral security cooperation with the United States in the face of advancing North Korean nuclear and missile ...
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