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Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministers' Meeting in Japan

The Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministers' Meeting will be held from the 10th to the 12th in Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. This is an intergovernmental meeting that the three countries have been conducting annually since 2006 to discuss tourism cooperation measures. It is resuming this year after five years due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

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The meeting will be attended by Yoo In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea; Saito Tetsuo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (in charge of tourism); Moriyama Masahito, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (culture); and Zhang Zheng, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. They will confirm joint goals for the swift recovery and further development of tourism exchanges after COVID-19, and discuss sustainable tourism considering environmental, economic, and social factors. They will also aim to improve the quality of tourism exchanges, including revitalizing regional tourism.

After the meeting, they will issue a joint declaration on cooperation measures such as strengthening cultural exchange and cooperation for future generations, sustainable urban development through culture, and enhanced support for creative activities following digital transformation in the cultural sector. Additionally, they will sign a memorandum of cooperation for the '2025?2026 Year of Cultural Exchange,' proclaimed by the three leaders at the Korea-China-Japan Summit in May, laying a practical foundation for cooperation that citizens can directly experience.

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