Prime Minister Kishida considering visit to South Korea on 20th next month, summit meeting, plan to watch Dodgers. If the visit is realized, it will be the first since May last year, and I hope to further solidify the trend of improving Japan-South Korea relations, he said.

However, deliberations on the new budget bill for the new fiscal year are coming to a close in the National Assembly next month. There are negative opinions on the Korean side regarding the talks in consideration of the impact on the general election to be held in April.