Japan’s Kishida to visit South Korea


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces plans to visit South Korea for talks with President Yoon Sook-yeol next week. – EPA pic, May 2, 2023.

JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he plans to visit South Korea next week for talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol, as the two US allies pursue warmer ties.

It would be the first visit to the country by a Japanese premier since 2018, and comes after Kishida and Yoon agreed to end tit-for-tat trade curbs at a March summit in Tokyo.


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