Overview
- President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed to launch consultations on artificial intelligence and intellectual property, with proposals to simplify entry procedures, encourage school trips and expand mutual recognition of technical qualifications.
- The leaders committed to cooperate on identifying remains from the 1942 Chosei undersea coal mine disaster through DNA analysis and to hold working-level talks on next steps.
- Seoul and Tokyo will strengthen joint responses to transnational crimes, including online scams, through a Korea-led international consultative body and plan to adopt a joint document to frame ongoing cooperation.
- Both sides reaffirmed complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and close coordination on North Korea policy, while Lee underscored the value of trilateral cooperation with the United States and urged finding common ground with China.
- The meeting followed Lee’s talks with Xi Jinping a week earlier, with Seoul maintaining neutrality in the China–Japan dispute as both leaders discussed economic-security risks linked to Beijing’s export controls and rare-earth restrictions.