Kishida and Yoon tout 'new departure' for South Korea-Japan ties

Japanese PM says his 'heart aches' over wartime labor issue

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on May 7.  © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The leaders of Japan and South Korea held a summit in Seoul on Sunday that they described as marking the full restoration of reciprocal diplomatic visits between the neighbors with an acrimonious past.

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