Japan, South Korea Leaders Pray at Memorial for Korean Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bow as they lay flowers at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the 1945 atomic bombing near the Peace Park Memorial in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit Leaders' Meeting. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, as they continued efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan’s wartime brutality.

Yoon was in Hiroshima with leaders from seven other guest nations and G-7 countries for “outreach” sessions on Sunday, the last day of the three-day summit.