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SHIM Kyu-Seok
South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. Ahn has stressed that no detailed discussions have taken place with the U.S. on expanding South Korean ​troop involvement to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of ​Hormuz.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 13, 2026
South Korea weighs phased Hormuz role after U.S. talks, minister says
South Korea’s Defense Minister said phased support could include expressions of political support, personnel dispatches, information-sharing and providing military assets.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds during a concert commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Central Military Band of the Ministry of National Defense, in North Korea on April 28.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 6, 2026
North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula
The revision marks the first time North Korea has added a territorial clause to its constitution.
A missile is fired during a test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon on Sunday in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2026
North Korea tests cruise and anti-ship missiles from naval destroyer
Leader Kim Jong Un observed the ​test alongside senior defense officials and naval commanders, the report said.
A North Korean guard post near the North Korean village of Kaepoong, as seen from an observation point near the DMZ in Paju, South Korea, on July 2, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
North Korea fires suspected missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul’s diplomacy hopes
South Korea’s military separately said it had detected the launch ​of a suspected ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area in North Korea on Tuesday.
This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on April 3 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and his daughter Kim Ju Ae inspecting an automobile technical service center awaiting the opening of the fourth-stage district of the Hwasong Area in Pyongyang.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2026
Kim’s daughter positioned as North Korea successor, Seoul’s intel indicates
Seoul’s spy agency ​a recent public display of Kim Ju Ae driving a ‌tank ‌was likely intended to highlight her supposed military aptitude and dispel doubts over a female heir.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a policy speech at the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly at the Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Kim says North Korea’s nuclear status irreversible as he threatens South
Kim has rejected the idea that nuclear disarmament could be exchanged for ​economic benefits or security guarantees.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks at the Philippines-Korea Business Forum in Pasay, Metro Manila, on March 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Seoul can’t stop U.S. forces from redeploying weapons to Middle East, says Lee
U.S. and South Korean militaries have been discussing possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile defense systems based in South Korea.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung prior to their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2026
South Korea and Brazil to expand cooperation in key minerals and trade
Brazil ​is South Korea’s largest trading partner ⁠in South America, making economic cooperation a key part of the agenda.
The DEEPX booth at the 2025 Korea Tech Festival in Seoul on Dec. 4
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 22, 2026
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence
Seoul hopes its new AI Basic Act will position the country as a leader ‍in the field, taking effect in South Korea sooner than a comparable ‍effort in Europe.
A woman walks past posters of South Korea's presidential candidates on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming June 3 election in Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2025
Misinformation hits South Korea’s upcoming election
Many of the claims focus on foreign interference, tapping into local fears of meddling by China, or fabricating support.
South Korean evangelical preacher Jun Kwang-hoon speaks during a rally to support impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on March 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2025
South Korean pastor vows revolt against Yoon’s impeachment
Experts say the pastor has tapped into a far-right constituency that expanded in the wake of Yoon’s martial law declaration.
South Korean Constitutional Court acting head Moon Hyung-bae attends the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
The attacks by the suspended president’s party and allies come amid expectations that the Constitutional Court will finalize his impeachment in March.
Supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol hold up placards reading "Opposition to impeachment, Arrest Lee Jae-myung," leader of the opposition Democratic Party, as they gather near the presidential residence in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 2, 2025
Right-wing YouTubers back impeached South Korean president’s last stand
A small band of supporters spurred on by the YouTubers have refused to leave impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s side as he attempts to fend off arrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023
‘Overwhelming’ online abuse compounds families’ grief after Seoul Halloween crush
The internet interpreted families’ efforts to seek answers as an attack on the government, with right-wing trolls launching a coordinated counterattack.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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