“Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Visit to Korea: Will it Strengthen Korea-Japan Relations?”

Japan’s Sankei Shimbun reported, “A summer visit to Korea was also discussed within the Japanese government, but Prime Minister Kishida insisted on an early visit.”

At the same time, he said, “It is because after the summer, President Yoon Seok-yeol will visit Japan in a row to attend the G7 summit expansion meeting in the middle of this month following March.”

The newspaper also analyzed that Prime Minister Kishida’s decision was to respond to President Yoon’s decision to restore Korea-Japan relations.

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that at the Korea-Japan summit, the two leaders are likely to agree on strengthening cooperation on economic security and North Korea’s nuclear and missile issues.

Yomiuri said that Prime Minister Kishida “will likely confirm the implementation status of the Korean solution” regarding the forced labor issue, and is focusing attention on how Prime Minister Kishida will convey the Japanese position in relation to “the succession of the historical awareness of previous cabinets.” added.