With US foreign policy in flux, Japan and South Korea are finding common ground on trade, defense, and demographic challenges.

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.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is in Tokyo to hold his first full summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a visit largely aimed at showcasing friendly ties between the two Asian neighbors that now face common challenges from