1. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea on October 29th for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. She is scheduled to meet with President Lee Jae-myung and discuss trade, investment, AI, and other challenges.

2. The leaders are expected to talk about cooperating between their countries, improving bilateral ties, and strengthening trilateral security coordination with the United States due to North Korea's nuclear and missile development.

3. Prime Minister Takaichi also plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit. If the meeting occurs, she intends to exchange candid opinions for a constructive bilateral relationship while expressing concerns about China's increasing maritime assertiveness and economic coercion.