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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following is the gist of summit talks between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, hel

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met on Thursday in Tokyo, aiming to thaw years of diplomatic tension. It was the first visit by a South Korean leader to Japan for a bilateral working meeting in 12 years.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday he agreed to "completely normalize" a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan to better respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Hours before President Yoon held a meeting with the Japanese prime minister in Tokyo, North Korea fired an ICBM toward its eastern coast.

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To further improve bilateral relations between Tokyo and Seoul, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea this summer, according to government sources.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are hoping to mend the fraught ties that have defined bilateral relations over the past few years when they meet on Thursday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on March 15 he hopes to cooperate with Japan and look "toward the future" after his government proposed a solution aimed at settling a long-running wartime labor dispute with the neighbor.

The new ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon met with main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung, Wednesday, and stressed bipartisan efforts to take care of peoples livelihoods.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday, the first day of his two-day visit to Japan, his security adviser said Tuesday, expecting the summit to be a “turning point” in restoring bilateral relations between the two countries. “President Yoons visit to Japan will be an important moment for ending the vicious cycle between the two countries and improving the condition for bilateral exchange,” South Koreas Director of Nationa...