Japan, South Korea leaders vow to boost ties in 1st in-person meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Tuesday, in their first face-to-face summit, to build on the recent thaw in relations and promote dialogue at the highest level.There was a "general consensus" at the meeting on the importance of appropriately managing historical issues while aiming for a "future-oriented" relationship by expanding areas of cooperation, an official of the South Korean presidential office said.Before taking office, Lee took a firm stance on wartime and territorial disputes with Japan, which colonized the Korean Peninsula f…READ FULL ARTICLE