Japan says South Korea wants to work on improving ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol (right) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi after his inauguration ceremony at the presidential office in Seoul on May 10, 2022. - AFP

TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters): Japan and South Korea have agreed that their frayed relationship can be improved, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Tuesday after meeting Yoon Seok-yeol, the new president of the neighbouring nation.

Yoon was sworn in at a time when Washington is seeking to boost three-way security co-operation with Tokyo and Seoul amid renewed missile and nuclear threats from North Korea.