Diplomacy President Lee meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung met with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, chairman of the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union (JKPU), the counterpart of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union (KPU), on July 30, 2025. Former Prime Minister Suga has served as chairman of the JKPU since March 2023. He was accompanied on his visit by Akihisa Nagashima, Secretary-General of the JKPU. Joining the KPU were Vice Speaker Joo Ho-young, who serves as the KPU's chairman, and Secretary-General Min Hong-chul of the Democratic Party of Korea. President Lee expressed