Editorial

16:15 JST, June 5, 2025

Warfare has not ceased in the world and the security environment in East Asia is becoming increasingly severe. It is hoped that South Korea’s new president will emphasize close cooperation with Japan and the United States and implement a foreign and security policy that is in line with reality.

Lee Jae-myung, the former leader of the left-leaning Democratic Party, the largest opposition party, was elected in the South Korean presidential election held in the wake of the removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. In his inaugural address on June 4, Lee said that he will “serve all as the president for everyone.”

The new president must bring under control the turmoil in South Korea that has continued for six months since Yoon declared martial law in December last year, and he needs to get the country’s politics back on the right track.

The left-wing forces regained power from the conservatives for........

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