Prime Minister Kishida evaluated the solution announced by South Korea on the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War as a way to restore healthy relations between Japan and South Korea.
I am currently making arrangements to hold a meeting with President Yoon in Japan in the latter half of next week, and I would like to improve our relationship with a future-oriented approach.
Regarding the solution to the issue of "requisition" during the Pacific War, which was announced by South Korea on the 6th, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I evaluate it as a way to restore healthy relations between Japan and South Korea. I hope that it will lead to strong progress."
In addition, a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "From around July last year, we began to seriously communicate with the South Korean side." clarified.
Based on this solution, Prime Minister Kishida is making arrangements to hold a summit meeting with President Yoon in Japan in the second half of next week.
At the meeting, I would like to confirm that Japan and the ROK, as well as Japan, the United States, and the ROK, will work closely together to advance future-oriented dialogue and respond to North Korea.
In addition, the government is expected to consider resuming "shuttle diplomacy," in which leaders regularly travel back and forth, and reviewing the stricter export controls for South Korea.
On the other hand, South Korea has a history of ignoring the agreement that the comfort women issue had been resolved "finally and irreversibly" later on in light of domestic public opinion. I would like to improve the relationship while assessing whether the