<p>Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed hopes for improved relations in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Moon's office said on Monday, amid strained ties over history and trade.</p>.<p>Feuds dating back to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea continue to dog bilateral relations, including the issues of Korean labourers forced to work at Japanese firms and women at military brothels during World War II.</p>.<p>The ties further soured after South Korea's Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation for forced labour in 2018, which prompted Tokyo to impose export curbs on some key high-tech materials.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/trump-and-new-japan-pm-suga-discuss-free-and-open-indo-pacific-us-890608.html" target="_blank">Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss 'free and open Indo-Pacific': US</a></strong></p>.<p>In a letter delivered to Moon on Saturday, Suga underscored the need for cooperation between the two neighbours, Moon's spokesman Kang Min-seok said.</p>.<p>"Prime Minister Suga in particular said he hoped the two countries overcome difficult issues and build a forward-looking relationship," Kang told a briefing.</p>.<p>Moon also sent a congratulatory letter to Suga last week, saying he was willing to sit down anytime to improve relations and foster diplomatic, economic and people-to-people exchanges.</p>
<p>Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed hopes for improved relations in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Moon's office said on Monday, amid strained ties over history and trade.</p>.<p>Feuds dating back to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea continue to dog bilateral relations, including the issues of Korean labourers forced to work at Japanese firms and women at military brothels during World War II.</p>.<p>The ties further soured after South Korea's Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation for forced labour in 2018, which prompted Tokyo to impose export curbs on some key high-tech materials.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/trump-and-new-japan-pm-suga-discuss-free-and-open-indo-pacific-us-890608.html" target="_blank">Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss 'free and open Indo-Pacific': US</a></strong></p>.<p>In a letter delivered to Moon on Saturday, Suga underscored the need for cooperation between the two neighbours, Moon's spokesman Kang Min-seok said.</p>.<p>"Prime Minister Suga in particular said he hoped the two countries overcome difficult issues and build a forward-looking relationship," Kang told a briefing.</p>.<p>Moon also sent a congratulatory letter to Suga last week, saying he was willing to sit down anytime to improve relations and foster diplomatic, economic and people-to-people exchanges.</p>