Lotte Chairman Shin Dong-bin Meets with Japanese Prime Minister Suga
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group, met with Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan.
According to the movements of Prime Minister Suga disclosed on the 12th by Nihon Keizai Shimbun and others, the day before, Prime Minister Suga, Chairman Shin, FamilyMart convenience store CEO Sawada Takashi, and cosmetics company Kose CEO Kobayashi Kazutoshi met together at a Chinese restaurant in a hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
As it was a private meeting, specific details were not disclosed, but it is believed that congratulations were exchanged for Prime Minister Suga, who took office last month, along with discussions on various issues facing the business community.
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Chairman Shin has been staying in Japan since mid-August to attend to business matters. As Shin, who operates businesses in both Korea and Japan, is the first domestic business leader to meet with Prime Minister Suga, attention is focused on whether he will play a role as an economic bridge between Korea and Japan.
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