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By Yujiro Okabe and Takashi Nakagawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:18 JST,
October 1, 2025
BUSAN, South Korea /SEOUL — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s final overseas trip to South Korea was intended to pave the way for his successor to inherit stable bilateral relations.