Their aim will be to confirm the two neighbors' strengthening of cooperation over North Korea ahead of the Hiroshima G-7 summit, Kyodo said.
Asked about reports of the bilateral summit, Kishida said in remarks broadcast by public network NHK that nothing concrete had been decided.
An answering machine at Japan's foreign ministry on Saturday said no one was available over the weekend. Ties between Japan and South Korea, long strained by issues including war time compensation and trade, have been improving in recent months in the face of North Korea's frequent missile launches and China's more muscular role on the global stage.
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