SEOUL: In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday, May 7,  in Seoul, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that cooperation between Japan and South Korea is essential for world peace and prosperity.

Yoon stated that he feels it is his duty to mend fences and that the meeting is evidence that things are improving swiftly.

Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, arrived in South Korea early on Sunday as Seoul and Tokyo look to resume their "shuttle diplomacy" and patch things up in the face of Pyongyang's increasing nuclear threats.

In more than ten years, this is the first official visit by a Japanese leader to South Korea. Before a crucial summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day, he was met by authorities.

The East Asian neighbours, who are both important U.S. security allies, have long-standing disagreements on historical matters related to Japan's cruel 1910–1945 colonial occupation of the Korean peninsula, including sexual slavery and forced labour.

However, President Yoon has made mending fences with Japan a primary priority for his government and made a significant visit to Tokyo in March.

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