岸田首相、９月上旬の訪韓検討　退陣前に関係改善再確認

　岸田文雄首相が９月上旬の韓国訪問を検討していることが分かった。政府関係者が２０日、明らかにした。尹錫悦大統領と会談し、日韓関係の改善基調を維持する重要性を確認。韓国国内で反発がある「佐渡島（さど）の金山」（新潟県佐渡市）の世界文化遺産登録についても、日本政府の取り組みを伝えて理解を求めるとみられる。
　首相の訪韓はソウルでの日中韓首脳会談に出席した５月以来。韓国政府が昨年３月に元徴用工問題の解決策を示したことを契機に、日韓関係は急速に改善した。首相には、退陣前に改めて韓国を訪れることで、新政権下でも関係改善の流れを保つ必要性を訴える狙いもある。（2024/08/20-21:34）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea early next month for talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.
   Kishida apparently hopes that before he steps down as prime minister, he and Yoon will confirm the importance of keeping relations between their countries on track.
   Kishida is also likely to explain the Japanese government's efforts to win support for UNESCO's recent decision to register Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines as a World Cultural Heritage site.
   Yoon has been under fire from South Korean opposition lawmakers for Seoul's support for the inscription of the gold mine site. Critics of the site say that people from the Korean Peninsula were forced to work there during World War II.
   Kishida and Yoon are also expected to discuss ways to expand cooperation between Japan and South Korea as the two countries mark the 60th anniversary of normalization of their diplomatic ties next year.