South Korea and Japan’s chief financial regulators agreed to strengthen cooperation to maintain stability in East Asia’s financial markets. Lee Bok-hyun, head of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, met Ito Hideki, commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency, in Tokyo. Both sides discussed global economic and financial conditions, their impact on financial institutions in both countries, and recent market developments. Lee emphasised the need for bilateral coordination to ensure regional financial stability and outlined measures taken by Korean authorities to address recent market fluctuations. The two countries agreed to continue working together to tackle common challenges and seize emerging opportunities in the financial sector, reflecting efforts to maintain a resilient regional financial environment.