![]() ![]() Under the left-wing administration of Yoon's predecessor, Moon Jae In, Japan-South Korea relations reached their lowest point in decades due largely to a dispute over wartime labor compensation.īut Yoon, who became president in May 2022, has been taking steps to improve ties with Japan, such as his proposal in early March of a solution to the wartime labor compensation issue. Kishida's trip was the first to South Korea by a Japanese prime minister in over five years, and was part of the resumption of reciprocal visits by the leaders of the two countries amid a thaw in ties. ![]() Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Seoul on May 8, 2023, following a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol the previous day. ![]()
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