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President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Japanese Prime Minster Kishida Fumio hold a press conference at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Sunday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

U.S. welcomes Korea-Japan summit, will work with both allies to promote rule of law: State Dept.

The United States welcomes the summit held over the weekend between Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and will continue to work with both allies to promote peace and prosperity in the region, a state...

2023.5.9

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Sunday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Opposition party slams Yoon for ignoring history issues in summit with Kishida

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) blasted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday for turning a blind eye to history issues in his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

2023.5.8

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President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, in meeting with People Power Party lawmakers at the lawn of the newly opening Yongsan Children's Garden on Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon praises return of 'virtuous cycle' with Japan and U.S.

On Tuesday, the presidential office confirmed that the Japanese prime minister will be visiting Seoul for a two-day trip starting Sunday.It will be the first visit by a Japanese prime minister for a bilateral meeting in 12 years.

2023.5.3

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the end of their joint news conference after their summit in Tokyo on March 16. [YONHAP]

Japan's Kishida to make 2-day visit to Korea from Sunday: Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will make a two-day visit to Korea next week, Japan's Kyodo News reported Tuesday, in the latest sign of a slow thaw in bilateral ties. The Japanese leader will arrive in Korea on Sunday.

2023.5.2

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks on the normalization of Korea-Japan relations at a Cabinet meeting held at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korea fully restores military intel pact with Japan

South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that the government has fully restored the General Security of Military Information Agreement (Gsomia), the country's bilateral military intelligence-sharing with Japan.

2023.3.21

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, hold bilateral talks at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Rival parties clash over conflicting reports on Yoon's Japan visit

Rival parties are deeply divided over the outcome of President Yoon Suk Yeol's summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo last week, especially amid contradictory reports on what was discussed during the bilateral talks.

2023.3.20

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands during their summit at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon may be invited to the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Japan is finalizing preparations to invite Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Group of Seven, or G7, summit in Hiroshima in May, according to Japanese media reports.

2023.3.19

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida toast as the leaders and their wives have dinner together at a restaurant in Tokyo on Thursday. [YONHAP]

U.S. welcomes Korea-Japan summit, 'new chapter' in bilateral cooperation: NSC coordinator

The United States welcomes a "new chapter" in South Korea-Japan relations highlighted by a summit this week between their leaders and will work to help further improve their bilateral relations, as well as trilateral cooperation between the United...

2023.3.17

National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han gives a briefing on President Yoon Suk Yeol's two-day visit to Japan later this week at the Yonsan presidential office in central Seoul Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Yoon-Kishida summit to signal 'normalization' of relations

President Yoon Suk Yeol will make a two-day visit to Tokyo from Thursday for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, signaling the "normalization" of relations, according to his national security adviser Tuesday.

2023.3.14

Kim Tae-hyo, the first deputy director of the National Security Office (NSO), gives a briefing Thursday at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s seven-day tour from Sunday which will take him to London, New York, Toronto and Ottawa. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

First bilateral summit with Japan in years set for New York

President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the presidential office said Thursday.

2022.9.15