After the election of fresh center-left leader Lee Jae-myung, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated on Wednesday that he wanted to “energise” cooperation with South Korea. The two neighbors have long had strained relations with one another due to squabbles over country and a bitter debate over Japan’s use of forced labor during its decades-long 20th-century activity of the Asian peninsula. However, the two countries grew closer under Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s disgraced former president, including through three-way discussions with shared alliance the United States. Ishiba told reporters in Tokyo that” this month marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and Korea.” I want to revitalise cooperation with President Lee Jae-myung as well as with Japan, the United States, and South Korea. Six months after South Korea’s fatal try to declare martial law by former president Yoon sparked social conflict, Lee won a snap election. Ishiba claimed that” there are various public ideas in South Korea” regarding Japan. According to Yonhap news agency, Lee has recently taken a harsher series against the nation than Yoon, including calling the former president” submissive” to Japan. The new leader has previously made a few remarks. However, he also mentioned that he loves the Chinese people and that Japan is an important companion during the election campaign. We will develop our relationships to South Korea by opening our hearts and minds and engaging in meaningful exchanges with the latter, he continued.
