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South Korea's Lee to meet Japanese business delegation in Seoul
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is due to meet Japanese business leaders at the Blue House in Seoul on October 23.
The delegation includes Yoshinobu Tsutsui, head of Japan's Keidanren business federation, and executives from Sumitomo Chemical and Hitachi.
Lee is expected to urge Japan's business community to expand economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the countries.
The meeting comes as business representatives from both countries gather for the 33rd Japan-South Korea Business Conference in Seoul.
Launched in 1983, the conference is the highest-level meeting run by private-sector business groups in the two countries.
Tsutsui is visiting Seoul to attend the conference, and the sources do not say what outcomes will follow the meeting.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet a Japanese business delegation in Seoul on Oct. 23.
The meeting is scheduled for the afternoon at the presidential office.
The delegation is led by Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren.
Lee is expected to urge Japanese business leaders to help expand economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between South Korea and Japan.
The delegation is in Seoul for the 33rd Korea-Japan Business Conference.
- Who
- President Lee Jae Myung and a Japanese business delegation led by Keidanren chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui.
- What
- Lee is scheduled to meet the delegation and urge Japanese business leaders to support expanded economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
- When
- Oct. 23, in the afternoon.
- Where
- The presidential office in Seoul.
- Why
- The delegation is visiting for the 33rd Korea-Japan Business Conference.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Korea-Japan Business Conference was launched.
The 33rd conference is being held in Seoul, and Lee is scheduled to meet the Japanese delegation.
- Meeting date
- Oct. 23, 2026
- Meeting venue
- Presidential office, Seoul
- Japanese delegation leader
- Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Keidanren chairman
- Conference
- 33rd Korea-Japan Business Conference
- Conference established
- 1983
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What people are saying
Lee will urge the Japanese business community to play a role in expanding Korea-Japan economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.