The leaders of Japan and South Korea have pledged to restore bilateral ties, including fully normalizing a military intelligence-sharing pact to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to Tokyo marked the first by a South Korean president in 12 years. Both leaders have vowed to “open a new chapter” in bilateral relations and lift years of animosity over shared history, which has hampered US-led efforts to present a united front against China and North Korea. In 2019, the former Moon Jae-in administration considered scrapping the General Security of Military Information Agreement after Japan tightened export controls on South Korea amid a wartime forced labor dispute.
South Korea and Japan unite against North Korean threat.
