Editorial

16:58 JST, August 24, 2025

South Korea’s willingness to advance bilateral relations with Japan has been clearly conveyed. The two countries can be said to have gotten off to a smooth start toward building a new era in their relationship based on mutual understanding.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung made his first visit to Japan since taking office and held talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister’s Office for two hours. Afterward, they announced a comprehensive agreement that states their commitment to working together in a wide range of areas, such as the economy and security, in order to build a “future-oriented” relationship.

This is reportedly the first time in 17 years that Japan and South Korea have put an agreement between their leaders into writing. Behind this absence of written........

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