SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged close security cooperation between his country and Japan in response to the nuclear threat from Pyongyang when he met Thursday with a top Japanese lawmaker to discuss Tokyo's planned defense buildup.
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South Korea's Yoon shows support for defense cooperation with Japan
President discusses Tokyo's defense buildup with Japanese ruling coalition lawmaker
Japanese ruling coalition lawmaker Natsuo Yamaguchi, left, meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 29. © Kyodo
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