The governments of Japan and South Korea have begun coordination to hold a summit meeting of the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of international conferences to be held in Southeast Asia from Nov. 10 to 16, sources said.
The two governments want to ensure full communication between the two leaders to enhance deterrence against North Korea, which has repeatedly launched missiles. If a face-to-face summit meeting takes place, it will be the first such meeting in about three years.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met in the United States in September, but only for a casual meeting. This was because of a lack of progress over the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, a major concern in Japan.
