岸田首相、韓国大統領就任式見送り　林外相派遣で調整

　岸田文雄首相は、１０日に予定される韓国の尹錫悦次期大統領就任式への自身の出席を見送り、林芳正外相を派遣する方向で調整に入った。政府関係者が２日、明らかにした。尹氏は日韓関係改善に前向きとされるが、元徴用工や慰安婦問題といった懸案解決に向け、韓国側が具体的行動を示すのが先決と判断した。
　政府は林氏と尹氏のほか、外相候補の朴振氏との会談も調整している。両国間の諸懸案について、韓国側の具体的な対応を求める日本の立場を伝えるとみられる。核・ミサイル開発を加速させる北朝鮮に対処するため、日韓や日米韓３カ国の連携も確認したい考えだ。（2022/05/02-13:25）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering skipping the inauguration ceremony for South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol scheduled for May 10, Japanese government sources said Monday.
   Instead, Kishida plans to send Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to the ceremony, according to the sources.
   Although Yoon has shown a positive stance on improving the relationship between Japan and South Korea, Kishida judged that South Korea needs first to come up with concrete actions toward the resolutions of wartime labor and other pending bilateral issues.
   The Japanese government is arranging a meeting between Hayashi and Yoon, as well as talks between the Japanese foreign minister and Park Jin, who has been nominated as foreign minister in Yoon's administration.
   Through the meetings, the Japanese side is expected to seek concrete actions by South Korea to resolve the bilateral issues, also including the issue of so-called comfort women, who served as prostitutes for Japanese troops before and during World War II.