South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol makes his first visit to Japan, marking a new opportunity for Japan-South Korea relations.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wrote today (August 23): "I welcome the visit of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. He chose Japan as his first bilateral visit since taking office, which is also our first meeting since my visit to Canada in June. I hope to build a Japan-South Korea relationship that meets the requirements of the new era."

[Witty] Comments: Today, South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, who has long been seen as tough on Japan, officially visited Japan. This is the first time in South Korean history that a new president has visited Japan before visiting the United States. Lee Jae-myung once made radical remarks such as "Japan is an adversarial country," but after being elected, he emphasized "valuing the South Korea-US-Japan relationship." Whether this shift in foreign policy is pragmatic for South Korea's interests or a reluctant compromise due to external pressure remains to be seen.

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