South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visits Japan to discuss enhanced security cooperation, meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and addressing strained ties rooted in Japan's colonial history.

President Lee Jae Myung apologized on behalf of the Korean government over an incident framing ethnics Koreans in Japan as spies during the Park Chung Hee administration as he visited Tokyo on Saturday.

President Lee Jae Myung will send a group of special envoys to China on Sunday to discuss ways to improve bilateral relations, the presidential office said Friday. The delegation, led by former National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently praised the well-known girl group TWICE. The president, along with TWICE members Jihyo and Jeongyeon, appeared on Arirang TV’s special program K-Pop: The Next Chapter, which aired on August 20, 2025. During a discussion about the future of K-pop, President Lee shared his admiration, stating:

President Lee Jae Myung has said he aims to expand cooperation with Japan under the principle of stepping forward into the future with Tokyo while squarely facing up to the history of the past.