Yoon renews hopes for better Japan ties

By Associated Press

Mar 02, 2023 12:13 am

SEOUL: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called Japan 'a partner that shares the same universal values' and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Tokyo's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

Since taking office in May last year, Yoon has been pushing to mend the historical grievance with Japan and boost a Seoul-Tokyo-Washington security cooperation to better cope with increasing North Korean nuclear threats.

CALL FOR COOPERATION South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony marking the 104th anniversary of his country’s March 1st Independence Movement Day against Japanese colonial rule, in the capital Seoul on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. AP PHOTO

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