Can Japan-South Korea relations be saved?
By continuing to freeze the bilateral relationship, the two countries prevent themselves from pursuing policy issues that are critical to their futures, including the endgame for the denuclearization of North Korea.
Anti-Japan banners hung by Seoul district taken down after outcry
As a trade dispute rages between the Seoul and Tokyo, a district in the South Korean capital was forced to backtrack Tuesday within hours of starting to put up more than 1,000 anti-Japan banners. Municipal workers had already begun hanging the banners from lampposts in ...
U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse
Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.
In Seoul, authentic Japanese food inspires everyday happiness
The rise in South Korean solo dining culture and a desire to seek out authentic experiences is driving up the popularity of Japanese food.
Seoul city authorities cancel permit for Japanese Embassy building, blaming construction delays
Authorities in Seoul have canceled a permit for a new Japanese Embassy building citing construction delays, local officials said Wednesday, as relations between South Korea and Tokyo continue to show strain due to historical disputes. The neighbors are both democracies, market economies and U.S. allies ...
Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of the second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say. Kim has purged and replaced ...
A relaxing weekend in Seoul on the cheap
Everyone needs a break from the stress-percolator that is Tokyo. But heading off to a different sprawling metropolis for some peace of mind might not seem the most obvious play. Sometimes, though, heading to a new metropolis and surrounding yourself with new sights, smells ...
President Moon Jae-in received a pair of North Korean indigenous hunting dogs from Pyongyang, his office said Sunday, the latest token of the rapidly blossoming friendship on the peninsula. "Cheong Wa Dae (the presidential office) was offered a pair of Pungsan dogs from the North ...
Seoul to check public lavatories daily as anger boils over 'spycam porn' targeting women
Amid anger over "spycam porn," authorities in Seoul have pledged to conduct daily checks in public toilets, but campaigners on Monday called for stronger regulations on hidden cameras commonly used to target women. The Seoul city government announced that the number of workers tasked to ...
Stocks across Asia slide as Trump reloads tariff bazooka aimed at China
Stocks in Asia declined with U.S. equity futures after the Trump administration released the biggest list yet of Chinese goods it may hit with tariff increases¥. The climbed with Treasuries, while the Aussie and kiwi retreated. The offshore yuan retreated by the most in more ...
Kim Jong Un and wife attend groundbreaking K-pop concert in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop singers perform in the North for the first time in more than a decade as tensions between the two countries ...
Singapore remains the world's most expensive city for the fifth consecutive year, with Paris, Zurich and Hong Kong following closely behind, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey published on Thursday. Low inflation meant Tokyo — the most expensive city until 2013 — dropped ...
