President Yoon and Kishida Hold Korea-Japan Summit... Achieved After 2 Years and 9 Months (Update)

Discussion on Normalizing Korea-Japan Relations... Attention on Whether Forced Labor Compensation Issue Will Be Raised

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York, began a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on the 21st (local time). This is the first meeting between the South Korean and Japanese leaders in 2 years and 9 months since the summit between former President Moon Jae-in and former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the trilateral summit of South Korea, China, and Japan in December 2019.

The Presidential Office reported that the summit between President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida started around 12:25 PM that day.

Initially, there was a temperature gap between South Korea and Japan regarding the Korea-Japan summit. South Korea disclosed the holding of the summit first, which caused dissatisfaction from Japan. Until the morning of that day, the Presidential Office maintained a cautious response.

The biggest current conflict factor between the two countries is the issue of compensation for forced labor victims. Previously, the Supreme Court ruled in 2018 on compensation for forced labor victims during the Japanese colonial period against Japanese wartime companies.

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