Japan, South Korea agree on boosting ties as Kishida's term nears end

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol affirmed Friday their commitment to boost the bilateral relationship, even after the Japanese leader steps down from his post.Kishida told reporters in Seoul after his presumably last summit with Yoon that the two governments also signed a memorandum to cooperate in the evacuation of their nationals in the case of a crisis in a third country.They also agreed to begin talks on specific measures to streamline immigration procedures for visitors between the two countries, said Kishida, whose tenure as the ruling Lib…READ FULL ARTICLE