Yoon's Japan Visit Aims to Mend Ties Amid North Korea Threat.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is visiting Japan to restore ties amid North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes. Yoon's government offered Japan concessions on South Korean court rulings that ordered two Japanese firms to pay reparations to 15 people forced to work in their factories during World War II. Yoon's visit is aimed at normalising the bilateral relationship with Japan, expanding security, economy, and cultural fields, and revitalising exchanges between people in the two countries. Improved ties between South Korea and Japan could pave the way for the two neighbours, both US allies, to cooperate more closely on shared concerns related to North Korea as well as China.