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Lee Jae-myung Calls for Korea-Japan Collaboration on 60th Anniversary

His video message sets the stage for a G7-level meeting with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to focus on regional security alongside economic collaboration

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This photo taken June 16, 2025, shows the folding screen originally used at a treaty ratification ceremony on Dec. 18, 1965, six months after South Korea and Japan signed a bilateral pact on normalizing diplomatic relations. The screen was displayed at the reception hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of ties. (Yonhap)
Myaku-Myaku (C), the official mascot of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, is surrounded by attendees at a reception hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Seoul at Lotte Hotel on June 16, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan. (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae-myung speaks by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, on June 9, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • President Lee delivered a congratulatory video message at a ceremony hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, urging both nations to join hands and move toward a better future.
  • He outlined a two-track approach that separates unresolved historical disputes from forward-looking cooperation initiatives.
  • Lee is expected to meet Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of this week’s G7 summit in Canada to discuss regional security and deepen economic ties.
  • The number of mutual visitors between South Korea and Japan exceeded 12 million last year, marking a record high in bilateral exchanges.
  • Commemorative events in Seoul featured cultural performances, awards for contributors to bilateral ties, and a rare public display of the 1965 treaty ratification folding screen.