Japan PM likely to meet delegation sent by next S. Korea president

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely meet next week with a delegation dispatched to Japan by South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, sources with knowledge of the plan said Friday.The meeting, expected to take place as early as Monday, would give Kishida an opportunity to hear how the administration of Yoon, who is calling for a "future-oriented" approach, would seek to improve bilateral ties strained over issues related to wartime history.Japan has maintained that the ball is in South Korea's court to repair bilateral ties. The stance is based on the view that the issues of "comfo…READ FULL ARTICLE