TOKYO -- With new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pursuing greater cooperation with the U.S. and Japan, the Japanese government is optimistic for an improvement in bilateral ties considered to be in their worst stretch since Tokyo and Seoul normalized relations in 1965.
International relations
Yoon era stokes hope in Japan for better South Korea relations
But politics in Seoul present headwinds for trilateral cooperation with U.S.
Under newly inaugurated President Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea is expected to shift its diplomatic focus toward the U.S. and Japan. (Pool via Reuters)
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