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Takaichi and Lee End First Day of Summit

Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit

The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop h...

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South Korea's President Lee visits Japan for summit with PM Takaichi

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Takaichi and Lee End First Day of Summit on a High Note With Drum Session

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Japan and South Korea leaders break into K-pop drumming after historic summit

Japanese and South Korean leaders have pledged to deepen cooperation between their nations, sealing their commitment with an unexpected K-pop drumming session that delighted onlookers.

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Lee gifts Japan's Takaichi with drum set

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'This is bilateral engagement between S.Korea, Japan,' says Chinese FM on summit between Lee, Takaichi

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Seoul, Tokyo look to ‘new 60 years’ of partnership at Nara summit

“In this complicated and unsettled international order, Korea–Japan cooperation is more important than anything else as we move toward a better future,” Lee said. “There are complex, difficult and unc...

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Japan-South Korea summit to discuss economy and regional challenges

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Leaders of South Korea and Japan agree to improve cooperation

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Japan and South Korea leaders got jamming to K-pop beats, social media buzzes with jokes and praises

Drawing a parallel with bilateral ties, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on X that South Korea and Japan had learned to respect each other's differences and adjust to one another's rhythm, deepening cooperation over time.

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Japanese and South Korean leaders bang out surprise K-pop drum duet

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him after a summit, and they hit it off.

Watch: Takaichi and Lee jam on drums as diplomacy meets BTS after Nara summit talks

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi jammed on drums in blue kit at Nara summit, playing BTS Dynamite to symbolise warming ties.

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Sanae Takaichi, Lee Jae Myung meet to push for closer security and economic ties at high-stakes summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Japan on Tuesday, reaffirming the strategic importance of bilateral ties between their

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Lee's Japan visit raises prospects for closer economic cooperation, efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan that raised prospects for closer economic cooperation with Tokyo as well as efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers.

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Drum Diplomacy: Leaders of Japan and South Korea in Sync to K-pop

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea played along to BTS and “KPop Demon Hunters,” in a display meant to show warming ties.

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President Lee Jae-myung presents drumsticks to Prime Minister Takaichi

President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is visiting Nara Prefecture, Japan, for the South Korea-Japan summit, exchanged gifts on the 13th that considered each leader’s personal background and hobbies.

Japan Courts South Korea Amid Rift With China

Russia’s continued assault on critical infrastructure has forced Ukraine’s Energy Ministry to introduce emergency power cuts to the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia. Areas of Ukraine recorded temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius (or 5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.

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Japan’s Takaichi plans to dissolve lower house to set up an early snap election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election to seek the public's mandate for her policies.

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Takaichi says urged S. Korea's Lee to help 'ensure regional stability'

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Tuesday to help "ensure regional stability", as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan.Takaichi said she told Lee that "while advancing Japan-South Korea relations,