South Korea-Japan thaw could backslide if ruling party turns on Yoon

President risks greater criticism, isolation after legislative election defeat

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the 2023 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan. (Pool/Kyodo)

HIROSHI MINEGISHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- With a painful defeat for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party in Wednesday's legislative elections, whether Seoul's diplomatic thaw with Japan will continue or start to backslide remains an open question.

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