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The launch comes a day after Japan's parliament voted in Sanae Takeuchi as its new prime minister.
It comes a week before President Trump arrives in Gyeongju, South Korea, ahead of a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, or APEC.
South Korea's unification minister has speculated about the possibility of President Trump meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the inter-Korean border during his trip.
But there's been no official mention of any plans for such a meeting.
Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
Japan's parliament voted 64-year-old Sanai Takeichi in as prime minister just weeks after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, chose her as its president.
Her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, quit after the LDP suffered two big electoral defeats, reducing the LDP to a minority in both houses of parliament.
The LDP's longtime political ally, Komeito, walked out of their coalition.
The LDP signed a new coalition agreement with the opposition Japan Innovation Party.
While Takeichi is a fan of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and has broken Japan's glass ceiling, she takes a traditional view of gender roles.
Even for the conservative LDP, Takeichi's selection is widely seen as a hard swerve to the right.
Japan's parliament voted 64-year-old Sanai Takeichi in as prime minister just weeks after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, chose her as its president.
Her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, quit after the LDP suffered two big electoral defeats, reducing the LDP to a minority in both houses of parliament.
The LDP's longtime political ally, Komeito, walked out of their coalition.
The LDP signed a new coalition agreement with the opposition Japan Innovation Party.
While Takeichi is a fan of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and has broken Japan's glass ceiling, she takes a traditional view of gender roles.
Even for the conservative LDP, Takeichi's selection is widely seen as a hard swerve to the right.
The Kyoto News Agency quotes ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and opposition Japan Innovation Party officials as saying they've agreed in principle to form a coalition and will sign a formal agreement on Monday.