Takaichi Meets Lee in S. Korea, to Attend APEC Meeting (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:53 JST, October 30, 2025 (updated at 19:00 JST, Oct. 30)

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in South Korea on Thursday afternoon to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting, which is to open on Friday in Gyeongju. She held her first summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to exchange views on the future of Japan-South Korea relations and Japan-U.S.-South Korea cooperation.

“I want to firmly build a relationship of trust between leaders,” Takaichi said at the Prime Minister’s Office before her departure.