Japan PM Ishiba mulls South Korea visit in early Jan. to meet with Yoon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting South Korea in early January for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, diplomatic sources said Thursday.The planned trip will be part of their "shuttle diplomacy," or regular mutual visits, resumed between Tokyo and Seoul in 2023 before the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their ties next year.Since taking office on Oct. 1, Ishiba has held in-person talks with Yoon twice on the fringes of international conferences, agreeing on closer bilateral and trilateral collaboration also involving the United States.In November, the t…READ FULL ARTICLE