Japan PM Kishida eager to usher in "new era" of ties with South Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday expressed his eagerness to usher in a "new era" of bilateral relations with South Korea, with ties having improved rapidly after Seoul pledged to resolve a long-standing wartime labor dispute with Tokyo.In a message Kishida sent to a gathering in Tokyo which involved political and business figures from both countries, he said, "Japan and South Korea are important neighbors for working together on various challenges in the international community."Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa also said in a speech at the meeting that close cooperatio…READ FULL ARTICLE