South Korea's Lee faces first big diplomatic test in Japan summit

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, is scheduled to hold his first bilateral summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, in Tokyo on Aug. 23. (Source photos by AP and Ken Suzuki)

STEVEN BOROWIEC

TOKYO -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's shift to a friendly posture on relations with Japan will face a test as he travels to the nation's capital this weekend for his first overseas bilateral summit.

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