Fate of Tokyo-Seoul summit held hostage to domestic politics

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met face to face for the first time in late June, when they attended a two-day NATO summit in Spain. But their meeting was not an official summit, just a brief "conversation" that lasted only three to four minutes. Considering the time spent on translation and greetings, the leaders likely exchanged just a few words.