South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday, stressed the importance of setting aside their past differences as they face common challenges from the United States,

The new president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba tried to leave old feuds behind and look to the future at the Tokyo summit.A meeting between the leaders of South Korea and Japan this weekend was hailed as the start of a new stage in the relationship between the two countries.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed on Saturday to closer security and economic ties ahead of Lee's planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.