President Lee Jae Myung will visit an ancient temple here with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday, Cheong Wa Dae said, in a rare sightseeing trip by leaders of the two nations. Lee and Takaichi are scheduled to tour Horyu-ji Temple in Nara,

President Lee Jae Myung has met with South Korean residents of Japan during his visit to Nara Prefecture. He expressed thanks for their contributions to the development of South Korea-Japan relations.

Russia’s continued assault on critical infrastructure has forced Ukraine’s Energy Ministry to introduce emergency power cuts to the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia. Areas of Ukraine recorded temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius (or 5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.

President Lee Jae Myung (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose for a photo after exchanging drumsticks during their informal meeting that followed their summit talks in Nara, Japan, on Jan. 13, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi greets South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with a 90-degree bow as Lee steps out of his car, before their meeting in Nara, Japan, on January 13, 2026. Photo: screenshot from video by MBS News on Youtube

South Korea and Japan's leaders met Tuesday in Nara to “advance a future-oriented, stable relationship” through shuttle diplomacy involving reciprocal le

First lady Kim Hea Kyung on Tuesday met with ethnic Koreans active in Japan's cultural sector and exchanged views on ways to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries, Cheong Wa Dae said. Kim,