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South Korea-Japan thaw could backslide if ruling party turns on Yoon

President risks greater criticism, isolation after legislative election defeat

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the 2023 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan. (Pool/Kyodo)

TOKYO -- With a painful defeat for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party in Wednesday's legislative elections, whether Seoul's diplomatic thaw with Japan will continue or start to backslide remains an open question.

South Korean observers and government insiders agree that even after the loss, Yoon will not waver on his Japan policy, which puts more weight on future cooperation than past history.

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