Japan and South Korea reaffirm efforts to resolve wartime labour disputes

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the 25th ASEAN plus Three (APT) Summit during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said that he and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have reaffirmed that their countries will work towards a swift resolution of the wartime labour issue

Kishida was speaking after a bilateral meeting with his South Korean counterpart on the sidelines of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

Earlier, Kishida and Yoon held a three way meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss North Korea threats.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

(Reporting by Sakura Murakami and Ju-min Park; Editing by David Goodman)