Japan and South Korea leaders reaffirm cooperative ties in summit

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, greets visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 24.

STEVEN BOROWIEC

TOKYO -- South Korea's president said in Tokyo on Saturday that his country and Japan "now, more than ever" must strengthen their ties, as the two U.S. allies seek a newly cooperative phase in their historically tense relations.

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