Japanese Prime Minister "Korea-Japan Relations Remain the Same"...The media handles breaking news on 'President Yoon's arrest'

[Anchor]
When President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested, the Japanese media also broke the news all at once.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated to President Yoon that the importance of Korea-Japan relations remains unchanged in relation to his arrest.

I'm connecting to the local area in Japan. Correspondent Kim Se-ho!It's

. It's Tokyo.

First of all, can you summarize the Japanese media's reports?

[Reporter]
Japanese media reported in an emergency breaking news after a Korean court issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon, who is accused of a rebellion.

NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster, reported the related news as the first news in the morning news,

It is the first time that an incumbent president has been arrested in South Korea, he said, explaining that he will be arrested and investigated for up to 20 days.

In an online article, the Asahi Shimbun detailed President Yoon's arrest warrant and the intrusion of his supporters into the Seoul Western District Court.

Citing Korean media, he said supporters staged a riot at the court, breaking windows.The Nihon Keizai Shimbun also reported on the Internet that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will investigate the charges of leading a rebellion after obtaining an arrest warrant for President Yoon.

At the same time, he analyzed that it was an unusual development for the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial and the investigation authorities to investigate allegations of rebellion to proceed at the same time.

[Anchor]
What is the Japanese government's position on President Yoon's arrest?

[Reporter]
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he is not in a situation to comment on South Korea's internal affairs regarding Yoon's arrest.

He appeared on Japan's public broadcaster NHK's morning talk program and answered the host's questions.

At the same time, he evaluated that Korea-Japan relations improved dramatically during President Yoon's time and felt good like former Prime Minister Obuchi in the past.

He added that he could not talk about confusion in Korea, but he wanted to make sure that the importance of Korea-Japan relations will not change no matter what kind of regime is established, whether conservative or liberal.

I'm Kim Se-ho of YTN in Tokyo.