Gyeongju: President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday held his first summit talks with Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Takaichi arrived in South Korea for a three-day visit, days after becoming Japan’s first female leader. Their meeting was closely watched as the talks will serve as a key barometer for the future of the two neighbors’ relations, which had improved significantly under her two predecessors. Takaichi is known for her hawkish stance on past history issues stemming from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.