SEOUL/TOKYO - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan next week and hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in her home prefecture of Nara, their governments said Friday.

Lee's two-day stay from next Tuesday in the western Japan prefecture comes at the invitation of Takaichi, according to the South Korean presidential office, as part of leader-level reciprocal visits dubbed "shuttle diplomacy" by the two nations to maintain the momentum of improved bilateral ties.

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