Japan’s latest defense review highlights rising risks from North Korea and breaks down how the two militaries stack up across ...

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

The statement comes after an official at Japan’s prime minister’s office said Tokyo should ‘possess nuclear weapons’ ...

On August 23, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung visited Japan for a summit meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, which produced the first joint press release by leaders of the two neighbors ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years. “We have already conveyed ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru shake hands during their summit in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan South ...

Ten years ago, the author of a book titled *The End of Korea Theory* (終韓論), purchased at a Tokyo bookstore, wrote, “To Japan, ...

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SEOUL, Dec. 1 (UPI) --In August 2012, I had the privilege of representing South Korea at the 5th Trilateral Tourism Ministers' Meeting held in Hangzhou, China. This gathering, which has since evolved ...

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and River Akira ...

Japan imposed broad new trade restrictions on South Korea on Friday morning. SEOUL, South Korea -- Tensions heightened between Seoul and Tokyo after Japan imposed broad new trade restrictions on South ...