Lee Jae Myung

Seeing eye to eye? What the Takaichi-Lee snapshot says about Japan-South Korea ties

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posing with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's glasses, during her visit to Andong on May 19.

Japan PM Takaichi gifts President Lee a pair of glasses after South Korea visit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses for photographs with glasses received from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in Andong, South Korea, on May 19, 2026.

News analysis

Samsung AI bonus spat tests South Korea’s labour-friendly leader

That angst comes at a delicate moment for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's party ahead of local elections in June.

S. Korean President urges ‘limit’ to labour action amid Samsung unrest

Samsung's labour union said a planned 18-day work stoppage would go ahead on May 21.

South Korea, Japan agree to shore up energy cooperation, strengthen security ties

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shaking hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at a meeting in Andong on May 19.

Trump and South Korea’s Lee discuss outcome of US-China summit

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung (right) told US President Donald Trump that the stable management of US-China relations would contribute to peace and prosperity in the region.

Japan PM to visit South Korean president’s hometown on May 19

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to Andong, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s hometown and the capital of North Gyeongsang province.

South Korea to seek peace despite North’s revised Constitution

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has taken a dovish approach towards North Korea, repeatedly calling for unconditional talks.

North Korea drops references to unification with South from Constitution

The revised Constitution comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un labelled South Korea as the "most hostile state" in March.

South Korean President Lee to make state visits to India and Vietnam

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung’s visit would be the first by a foreign leader to Vietnam since Mr To Lam (right) was elected president.

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