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SOUTH KOREA

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2025
Survival in Trump, Xi and Putin’s ‘great power’ world
Japan and other middle powers must help shape the new order — or risk becoming subject to it.
Couples attend a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, in February 2020. The church, known for its mass weddings, is currently being investigated on charges of unlawful donations linked to former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
South Korean minister resigns over alleged Unification Church funds
Oceans minister Chun Jae-soo is accused of having received 30 million won in cash as well as two luxury watches.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) attends a party meeting in Pyongyang in a photo dated Tuesday and released on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2025
North Korea fires artillery salvo as it kicks off key party meeting
The meeting, led by leader Kim Jong Un, will discuss key policy issues as well as plans for an upcoming Workers’ Party congress — North Korea’s first in five years.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung listens to a reporter’s question during a news conference in Seoul on Dec 3.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
South Korea’s Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and politics
Lee said he had ordered his ministers to consider ways to “disband religious groups that meddle in politics and do strange things with illegal funds.”
People wait in a line to get into the Blue House’s main building in Seoul in June. Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol had blasted the Blue House as a "symbol of imperial power.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
South Korea to move presidential office to roll back Yoon legacy
Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the defense ministry’s compound in Yongsan, central Seoul, upon his inauguration in 2022.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday in Seoul.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2025
SoftBank Group CEO meets with South Korean president
The pair discussed cooperation in the fields of AI and semiconductors, as well as infrastructure investment.
Crew members of a South Korean navy submarine salute during a fleet review in the waters off Busan, South Korea, on Sept. 26.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2025
Seoul’s nuclear sub gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia
South Korea’s rapidly developing program could irk China and pressure Japan to develop similar capabilities.
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung holds a news conference at the Blue House in Seoul on Wednesday, one year after ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
South Korea’s Lee says on martial law anniversary perpetrators must face justice
The South Korean president said there was still work to be done to address the fallout of the failed martial law bid by his predecessor a year ago.
The National Assembly building in Seoul. South Korea has one of the lowest debt burdens among developed nations, but its debt-to-GDP ratio has been climbing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 3, 2025
South Korea parliament clears 2026 budget to power AI-led growth
The $495.8 billion budget approval endorses President Lee Jae Myung’s plan to revive the economy through aggressive investment.
For decades, only three countries — the U.S., U.K. and Sweden — consistently exported more music than they imported, and South Korea has now joined them as the fourth.
COMMENTARY
Dec 2, 2025
The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK.
In terms of music consumption, K-Pop is already on that path. Audience data shows that there are now far more fans outside South Korea than at home.
The Japan Football Association and the Korea Football Association have had discussions over a joint bid to host the 2035 Asian Cup.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2025
Japan and South Korea considering joint bid for 2035 men’s Asian Cup
A Korea Football Association official said that the country’s soccer chiefs are considering various options and co-hosting with Japan is “one possible strategy.”
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov. 1.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2025
Record 76% of people in Japan value ties with South Korea, survey shows
The improvement apparently reflected efforts by the two countries’ leaders to develop ties.
South Korea’s fourth homegrown Nuri rocket lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2025
South Korea’s fourth space rocket launch sends satellites into orbit
Including Thursday’s launch, South Korea aims to test-launch a total of six rockets by 2027.
South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at a court for his final hearing on insurrection charges in connection with the country’s martial law crisis at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
South Korea special prosecutor seeks 15-year jail term for ex-prime minister on martial law charges
Han Duck-soo’s case may set the tone for ex-President Yoon’s current trial and other rulings that are expected to follow.
The navies of Japan, the U.S. and South Korea take part in a combined anti-submarine exercise in waters off South Korea's Jeju Island in April 2023. The Takaichi administration is looking to strengthen alliances to coordinate responses and mitigate regional threats under a collective deterrence approach.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2025
The argument for Indo-Pacific ‘collective deterrence’
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is boosting defense, alliances and collective deterrence to protect Japan, support allies and maintain Indo-Pacific stability.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Johannesburg on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
South Korea to calmly watch Japan-China tensions, says president
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will do its best to maximize its national interest.
The AI frenzy that’s gripped global equity markets for months is getting a fresh look from investors, as focus shifts to finding stocks that can drive the next leg of the sector’s rally or at least withstand future selloffs.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2025
China’s AI promise lures top Asia fund away from South Korea and Taiwan
The AI frenzy that’s gripped global equity markets for months is getting a fresh look from investors.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (left) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on Saturday
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
China pursuing international campaign against Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Only a handful of countries close to China, including Russia, appear to be supporting Beijing’s argument.
Located just one stop away from Shinjuku on the Yamanote Line, Shin-Okubo has long been known as Tokyo’s Koreatown — but in recent years, a range of immigrant communities from across the Asian continent have made it a hotspot for food, services and even spirituality.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Nov 24, 2025
A perfect day in Shin-Okubo, more than just Tokyo’s Koreatown
Long known as Tokyo’s Korean enclave, Shin-Okubo has grown even more multicultural over the years in everything from its restaurant options to its spiritual sites.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump in Geyongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29. The two leaders finalized a trade deal that lowered tariffs on South Korean car imports and investment in the United States.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 23, 2025
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal
In regard to Japan, another key ally, Lee has signaled a flexible stance and continued bilateral cooperation.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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