South Korea-Japan
South Korea's foreign ministry summoned Hirotaka Matsuo, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, on Friday to protest Tokyo's renewed territorial claim to the Dokdo islets in its annual Diplomatic Bluebook. Kim Sang-hoon, director general for Asia-Pacific affairs, lodged the complaint. Japan claimed Dokdo as its territory and accused South Korea of 'illegal occupation' by stationing security forces.
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At the APEC summit in Gyeongju, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held candid discussions with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Takaichi highlighted the talks as a key achievement, while Lee expressed relief over South Korea-Japan ties.