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The winner of the election will face mounting challenges including dealing with the effects of South Korea's worst COVID wave, deepening inequality and surging housing prices that have strained Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Moon is not just prohibited by the constitution from seeking reelection, he and his family members may also face the threat of imprisonment after he leaves the presidential Blue House, as his 11 predecessors did.
The government issued a natural disaster alert after a wildfire broke out in the county of Uljin on Friday, where the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. operates six nuclear pressurised water reactors.
Citing a South Korean government official, the South Korean daily said Moon is mulling a stay in Tokyo for two days from July 23, when the opening event will be held. But it is unclear if Moon will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Moon was vaccinated earlier in the day at a public health care center in Seoul and immediately got back to work, presidential office spokesman Kang Min Seok said at a briefing, adding that the president is doing well after the inoculation.
"If (South Korea and Japan) put our heads together while putting ourselves in each other's shoes, I am sure that we could easily solve problems of the past wisely," Moon said, emphasizing the importance of cooperating for future-oriented ties.
