Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday arrived in South Korea, where she will hold her first summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/japan-pm-in-south-korea-for-apec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #leejaemyung #apec
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will share its closely held nuclear tech to allow Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarines in the United States, a move that could have implications for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-nuclear-powered-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #southkorea #donaldtrump #nuclearenergy #submarines #asia #defense #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #nuclearweapons
U.S. President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the last leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about a trade-war truce with China after summit talks with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/trump-south-korea-trade-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #apec #southkorea #northkorea #missiles #leejaemyung #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #taiwan #china #xijinping
The U.S. and South Korea remain stuck on "all” the major details of a $350 billion investment pledge, South Korea's president said, signaling they may not finalize a trade deal before a summit meeting with Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/us-korea-fund-trump-lee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #southkorea #leejaemyung #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Experts say that while the U.S. president may look to return to talks with the North Korean leader, he’s unlikely to convince him to give up his nukes through summitry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-meeting-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #northkorea #donaldtrump #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung
Japanese diplomacy has landed in a precarious position following the exit of Komeito from the LDP-led ruling bloc, as a spate of summits and meetings scheduled for the end of this month fast approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/politics/japan-prime-minister-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #us #china #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #leejaemyung #xijinping #asean #apec
South Korea's president apologized for the first time over state-sanctioned malpractices in sending tens of thousands of children overseas for adoption, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/asia-pacific/south-korea-adoption-failure-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #leejaemyung #adoption
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the country's defense budget for next year would rise by 8.2% to $47.1 billion, adding that peace would only be possible on a strong foundation of security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-defense-budget-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #defense #budgets #leejaemyung #northkorea
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have agreed on the value of maintaining “stable” ties, amid concerns the next Japanese government could take a harder line on relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-seek-stability-in-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung #takeshima #disputedislands #history #sanaetakaichi
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to cooperate on shared challenges, including greying populations, in a bid to solidify their ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-ties-ishiba-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung
Shigeru Ishiba and Lee Jae Myung are expected to discuss the future of Japan-South Korea "shuttle diplomacy" in Busan on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-leaders-meet-to-focus-on-shuttle-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/asia-pacific/politics/koreas-lee-new-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #northkorea #nuclearweapons #leejaemyung #kimjongun
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their “resolute commitment” to Pyongyang's “complete denuclearization,” pouring cold water on heated speculation that Donald Trump could soon meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #us #northkorea #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #takeshiiwaya #marcorubio #leejaemyung #kimjongun #missiles #china #taiwan
North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he is open to talks with the U.S. if it drops its denuclearization demand — remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he would back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/asia-pacific/kim-trump-north-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung
The South Korean economy could fall into a crisis rivaling its 1997 meltdown if Seoul accepts current U.S. demands, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-us-investment-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #leejaemyung #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting South Korea later this month for talks with President Lee Jae-myung, Japanese government sources said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/politics/ishiba-south-korea-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japansouthkorearelations #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung
Recent moves raise broader strategic questions for U.S. forces in South Korea beyond simple troop numbers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/16/world/trump-and-the-south-korea-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #us #southkoreausrelations #china #northkorea #defense#leejaemyung
South Korea's Presidential Office said Tuesday that tariff talks with the U.S. are stalled, but President Lee Jae Myung is determined not to force companies to sustain losses by rushing to sign a trade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/economy/south-korea-trump-tariff-stalled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump#leejaemyung
The detention of hundreds of South Koreans in U.S. immigration raid sent shock waves through Seoul and plunged Lee Jae Myung into the biggest diplomatic challenge of his young presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/asia-pacific/politics/shackled-workers-south-korea-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #immigration #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #hyundai #lg#leejaemyung #ice
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back have agreed to make mutual visits a regular practice and stake out areas of high-tech defense cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #gennakatani #ahngyuback #defenseministry #defense #northkorea #shigeruishiba#leejaemyung