By Tatsuya Tanoue and Naohiro Tamura / Yomiuri Shimbun StaffWriters

14:52 JST, August 21, 2025

Japanese ruling and opposition parties welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung demonstrating his clear stance to emphasize relations with Japan during an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Seoul.

The Japanese government will intend to steadily build cooperation with the new administration, while remaining vigilant against the resurgence of historical issues.

“I would like to commend the president for his commitment to visiting Japan,” former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who heads a multiparty group that promotes Japan-South Korea ties, said in reaction to Lee’s willingness to revitalize reciprocal visits of their heads of government.

Suga, who met with Lee during........

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