Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Photo: Kyodo
Japan tells South Korea Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not attend trilateral summit over labour compensation row
- South Korea was scheduled to host the trilateral summit, which has been held roughly once a year since 2008 as a forum to discuss economic cooperation
- Japan had told South Korea by late September it would be “impossible” for Suga to visit unless “proper measures” were taken to address its concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Photo: Kyodo