South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that it was more important than ever to strengthen bilateral ties given how the countries had much in common under the current trade environment,

The U.S. inked Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and South Korea with an eye toward spurring collaboration on AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, space, 6G and other technologies.

Trump's most anticipated meeting on the three-country tour is with China's Xi on Thursday -- the goal being to end a monthslong trade war.

How will Prime Minister Takaichi get along with the Lee Jae-myung administration? South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held their first Japan-Korea summit meeting during the G7 Summit in Canada in June,

South Korea gifted President Donald Trump an enormous crown during his visit on Wednesday, just weeks after the “No Kings”

Kim Yong-beom, President Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff, said South Korea had reached “an agreement on the details” in tariff negotiations with the United States. With the accord, Kim said, U.S. tariffs on South Korean exports would be 15 percent. South Korea has been contending with a rate of 25 percent that took effect in August.

As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, met Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a gold crown in South Korea one key question kept following him – would he do a surprise meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un?