This will be the second meeting between Lee and Takaichi in less than three months, following their encounter at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit held in South Korea.

Takaichi stated on social media that she hopes to “recall the long history of cultural exchange” between the two countries and project a “future-oriented” relationship.

For his part, South Korean National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac indicated that the agenda includes topics such as intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and the fight against transnational crime, among others.

In December 2025, tensions between the two countries resurfaced due to a stance supported by Takaichi claiming islands off the South Korean coast as part of its territory.

The islets known as Dokdo were the first place forcibly occupied by Japan during its colonial incursion into the Korean Peninsula, which lasted from 1910 to 1945.

At the end of December, the South Korean government insisted that, for Seoul, sovereignty over the islands is not in dispute; they unequivocally belong to South Korea, and historical and legal records confirm this, as stated in a press release.

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