South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to embark on his first overseas trip focusing on bilateral diplomacy this weekend starting with a rare Japan visit that will likely set the stage for his first meeting with President Donald Trump in the US days later.
Leaders from South Korea almost always choose the US, the country’s key security ally, as their first destination abroad after taking office. The decision to head to Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba before meeting with Trump on Monday is all the more unexpected given Lee’s reputation as a fierce critic of Japan before he became president.
AloJapan.com