US EditionLeaders of South Korea and Japan agree to improve cooperation
Leaders agreed to advance cooperation on economic security, defense, AI, and DNA analysis of Korean forced laborers' remains in a summit aimed at building mutual trust.
- On Tuesday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara, Japan, and they agreed to strengthen ties and boost cooperation on economic security, defense and Korean forced‑labor remains.
- Amid rising China and North Korea tensions, the two sides emphasised practical cooperation, driven by trade pressures and United States expectations on defense and economic security.
- Lee and Takaichi specified cooperation areas including advanced technology, supply chains and humanitarian identification efforts, pledging joint work on artificial intelligence, measures against transnational crime and DNA analysis of remains from last year at the Chosei Mine where about 180 workers died.
- Takaichi will take Lee to Horyuji on Wednesday, visiting some of the world's oldest wooden buildings, and Lee will meet Korean residents in Osaka before the next shuttle meeting in Andong.
- Calls for renewed trilateral ties suggest wider regional implications as Lee supports trilateral cooperation, while Takaichi aims to elevate relations this year amid snap election speculation.
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Leaders of South Korea and Japan agree to improve cooperation
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have agreed to enhance cooperation in economic security, defense and the search for Korean forced laborers' remains.
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