Article 69VRK Yoon arrives in Japan for historic talks with Kishida - and beloved omurice

Yoon arrives in Japan for historic talks with Kishida - and beloved omurice

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Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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Yoon Suk Yeol will be treated to his favourite dish - omelette rice - when he becomes the first South Korean president to visit Japan in more than a decade on Thursday, as hopes rise for an end to years of animosity between the north-east Asian neighbours.

Given that the menu for official dinners has been a diplomatic flashpoint between the two countries, efforts by Yoon's hosts to accommodate his palate are evidence of the recent thaw in relations, as regional tensions rise over North Korean missiles and Chinese military activity.

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