1. US President Donald Trump is now in South Korea for some high-profile summits, including with the country’s president Lee Jae-myung. US tariffs have been a major focus for the two countries. They had agreed that South Korea will invest 350 billion dollars in the US.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is set to visit South Korea on Thursday to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC. She plans to hold her first talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, and is also arranging to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
3. Japan’s Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has told his US counterpart that Japan will further strengthen its defense capabilities. The remark followed a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koizumi and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday morning for the first time since Koizumi assumed his post. The meeting lasted for approximately one hour.