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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 4, 2022
South Korea's conservatives falter in election race
Deepening internal strife and a series of political blunders are throwing the campaign of the leading presidential candidate from South Korea's opposition into disarray.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2022
Moon vows fresh push for peace in final months as South Korean president
The South Korean president has long advocated an end-of-war declaration as a way to ease North Korean suspicions that America's goal is to remove Kim from power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2022
The new political cry in South Korea: ‘Out with man haters’
The gender wars have infused the South Korean presidential race, largely seen as a contest for young voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Jan 1, 2022
For Kishida, 2022 could be make or break in security and diplomatic sphere
The omicron coronavirus variant may throw a wrench in the prime minister's plans to have 2022 be a 'year of actively promoting summit diplomacy.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2022
North Korea's Kim talks food — not nukes — for 2022
The domestic focus of the speech underscored the economic crises Kim faces at home, where self-imposed anti-pandemic border lockdowns have left North Korea more isolated than ever before.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021
South Korean ex-president Park freed after nearly 5 years in prison
President Moon Jae-in granted a special pardon to Park last week, citing her deteriorating health.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021
South Korea presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
Lee Jae-myung also pledged to put aside 'strategic ambiguity' in the face of an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry, vowing pragmatic diplomacy instead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2021
South Korea's Moon pardons disgraced former leader Park Geun-hye
Park, 69, became South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office when a court upheld a parliament vote in 2017 over a corruption scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2021
Armed but isolated: North Korea's Kim marks a decade in power
Although seen as inexperienced and lacking the support of key regime figures upon the death of his father, Kim has been able to cement his grip on power over the past 10 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2021
South Korea tightens virus curbs to fight record case surge
South Korea will ban gatherings of five or more people and order eateries and entertainment businesses to close by 9 p.m. in an effort to curb COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021
South Korea has long wanted nuclear submarines. A new reactor could open a door.
The reactor project comes amid fears of an arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, driven by the conflict between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021
Australia to buy South Korean weapons in boost for defense ties
Australia agreed to buy K9 Thunder artillery from South Korea and increase defense industry ties amid increasing tensions with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021
South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
Despite concerns over the invasion of privacy, officials have insisted that COVID-19 contact tracers stick to the rules so there is 'no privacy issue here.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2021
South Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 7,000 for first time
Infections in South Korea have skyrocketed this month after the government began to ease restrictions under a so-called living with COVID-19 plan in November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2021
South Korea 'webtoon' firms leverage low-cost stories with potential huge upside
The 'webtoon' format, which began in Korea two decades ago, has shaken up content creation for the movie industry around the globe.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2021
In speech, Kishida lays out bold plans for health, economic and defense policies
The prime minister introduced an array of specifics, including details about booster shots, tax credits and national security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2021
Will Japan-South Korea relations ever get back on track?
There has been a fundamental shift in the dynamics surrounding bilateral ties, with both sides hardening their approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2021
Three BTS members garner $8.4 million from sale of agency shares
The group is looking to reap as much earnings as possible before a mandatory two-year military conscription kicks in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2021
U.S. and South Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with North Korea
North Korea has continued to rebuff entreaties for diplomacy since U.S. President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump, who had three summits with leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2021
South Korea reports two omicron cases on flight from Nigeria, reports say
The country's daily COVID-19 tally reached 5,123 as the nation grapples with a rising numbers of severe cases.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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