Overview
- The tightly scheduled visit includes a one-on-one, expanded talks, a joint press conference, a private meeting, an official dinner, goodwill events, and meetings with Korean residents.
- Discussions are expected to center on intellectual property protection, artificial intelligence, countering transnational crime, social issues, and people-to-people exchanges.
- Officials say Seoul and Tokyo are exploring humanitarian steps on sensitive historical matters, including consultations on the Chosei coal mine case and possible DNA analysis of remains, with progress still preliminary.
- Regional security will be on the agenda, including coordination on developments involving North Korea such as potential participation in Japan's 2026 Asian Games.
- The summit follows Lee’s visit to China and comes as Takaichi calls cooperation with South Korea “more important than ever,” emphasizing continued shuttle diplomacy and trilateral coordination with the United States.