Fresh From China, South Korea President to Visit Japan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on January 5, in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda. Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on January 5, in Beijing. He will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi days after meeting the Chinese leader. Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

The visit to Takaichi’s picturesque hometown of Nara on Tuesday and Wednesday follows major Chinese military drills around Taiwan, and North Korea firing ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.

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