Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese PM Hold 100-Minute Summit in Nara
By Publisher-Chairman Lee Jon-Young, Editor Andy Hyun President Lee Jae-Myung of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan held a Summit Meeting in Nara Prefecture, Japan, on January 13-14 and agreed to maintain stable relations between Korea and Japan as well as expand substantive cooperation. This meeting signifies the complete normalization of shuttle diplomacy between the leaders of Korea and Japan after President Lee resumed the practice with a visit to Japan last August. National Security Office Director Wi Sung-lak stated in a briefing in Seoul on January 14, "The