Japan and South Korea leaders in historic Hiroshima visit

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (second from left), Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and their wives pay their respects during a visit to a memorial near the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Sunday. - AFP

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21, 2023 (AFP): Japan and South Korea's leaders made a historic visit Sunday to a memorial for Koreans killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as long-frosty ties between the neighbours warm.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol, joined by their wives, laid white bouquets at the stone memorial and bowed side-by-side at the site.