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South Korea's Lee, Japan's Takaichi to hold summit in Andong on May 19-20

South Korea's Lee, Japan's Takaichi to hold summit in Andong on May 19-20
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for photographs as they visit the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan) at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan on Jan 14.
PHOTO: Reuters
PUBLISHED ONMay 15, 2026 9:02 AM

SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a summit in Lee's hometown of Andong on May 19 to 20, Seoul's presidential Blue House said on Friday (May 15).

The meeting will be their second this year, after Lee visited Takaichi's hometown of Nara in January as part of the countries' ongoing "shuttle diplomacy", it said.

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