South Korea's opposition leader looks to prioritize Japan issues

The leader of South Korea's main opposition said Tuesday that if the conservative party's nominee Yoon Suk Yeol wins the March presidential election, he will work with Yoon to prioritize solving thorny issues with Japan, including wartime labor compensation.In an interview in Seoul just days after the former prosecutor general became the People Power Party's standard bearer, Lee Jun Seok emphasized the need to explain to the South Korean public early during Yoon's presidency that sensitive historical issues involving Japan should be handled through diplomacy.Ties between the two countries s…READ FULL ARTICLE