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Next, we will go to Japan.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida congratulated Yun Seok-yeol.



We will connect with Tokyo correspondent Yoo Seong-jae to see if there will be any change in our relationship with Japan.

Let's first summarize what Prime Minister Kishida delivered to the elected Yoon Seok-yeol.



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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida congratulated the election from the heart and said that he would work closely with the new government to improve relations between Korea and Japan.



[Kishida / Prime Minister of Japan: It is necessary to develop Korea-Japan relations.

I want to put my hopes on the leadership of the next president.]



However, there has been no change in the existing position that Korea, which has broken its promises, must come up with a solution for individual issues such as the judgment on compensation for forced labor and the issue of comfort women.



President-elect Yoon has yet to come up with a concrete plan other than the idea of ​​comprehensively solving Korea-Japan historical issues and economic and security cooperation. Comes out.



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It seems that communication between the leaders is necessary to change the situation somehow. What is the outlook in Japan?



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Since President-elect Yoon expressed the revival of shuttle diplomacy between the leaders of Korea and Japan, and when he takes office, he will meet the Japanese prime minister after the US president, so there are definitely positive views.



Prime Minister Kishida is expected to hold a phone meeting with Yoon-elect Yoon as early as tomorrow (11th) to personally congratulate him.



Given that President-elect Yoon's foreign policy prioritizes security cooperation between South Korea, the US and Japan as the top priority, there are also voices of relief that South Korea, US and Japan will now be able to work together to denuclearize North Korea and contain China.



With President Biden's visit to Northeast Asia at the end of May as an opportunity, it is interesting to see whether the Korea-US-Japan or Korea-Japan summit will be held.



(Video coverage: Han Cheol-min, Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)