TOKYO/SEOUL: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul on Sunday (May 7) to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, facing a sceptical public there as the leaders seek deeper ti
on Sunday to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, facing a sceptical public there as the leaders seek deeper ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea and China's increasing assertiveness.returns the trip Yoon made to Tokyo in March
Yoon is facing criticism at home that he has given more than he's received in his efforts to improve relations with Japan, including by proposing that- not Japanese companies as ordered by a court - compensate victims of wartime labour during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial occupation. "Within the framework of the 'Washington Declaration,' which outlines plans to strengthen extended deterrence, Korea will explore ways to enhance the collaborative efforts with Japan," she added.
But the historical differences between South Korea and Japan also threaten to cast a shadow over the blossoming ties between its two leaders. "Kishida is being careful not to go faster than his domestic politics permit," he added, pointing to the unilateral abrogation by the previous Korean government of a settlement on"comfort women" as a source of Japan's wariness.
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