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YOON SUK YEOL

Anti-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters rally in Seoul on Saturday. South Korea's Constitutional Court has scheduled five trial dates spanning from Tuesday to Feb. 4, which will proceed in his absence if the suspended president does not attend his impeachment trial.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2025
South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence since being suspended and impeached last month, following a short-lived declaration of martial law.
Head of Presidential Security Service, Park Chong-jun, is surrounded by media in the National Office of Investigation in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2025
President Yoon’s security chief quits as new arrest bid looms
It’s not immediately clear if the vice chief who will take over will cooperate with a probe team’s warrant execution for Yoon.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visits the Saint Michael's Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv in November.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2025
Top Japanese diplomat to visit Seoul to shore up ties amid political chaos
Iwaya, who will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in seven years, will meet with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul and Acting President Choi Sang-mok.
Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service, arrives outside the National Office of Investigation in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2025
South Korea's presidential security chief urges 'no bloodshed' in Yoon arrest
Investigators seeking to question Yoon on insurrection charges linked to his ill-fated declaration of martial law secured a new arrest warrant this week.
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2025
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
Anti-corruption officers' botched attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol is reinvigorating conservatives to rally behind the People Power Party.
A man looks at the presidential residence of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol from a hill in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2025
South Korea's Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
A court has reissued a warrant to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Security personnel walk on the road with buses blocking an entrance gate to protect impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from a possible second arrest attempt by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Seoul on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2025
South Korea investigators get new warrant to arrest President Yoon
The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times after his bungled Dec. 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into political chaos.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shown around by South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul during a working luncheon at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 6, 2025
Blinken fends off questions over U.S. stance on South Korea turmoil
The United States “has confidence in the resilience of South Korea’s democracy and the strength of its institutions,” the U.S. Secretary of State said in Seoul.
A supporter of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol holds a sign during a rally near Yoon's residence in Seoul on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 6, 2025
South Korean authorities seek extended arrest deadline for Yoon
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has refused questioning three times while an earlier arrest attempt failed, leaving the embattled leader holed up in his residence.
A police officer looks on beside a barrier as supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gather for a rally near Yoon's residence as snow falls in Seoul on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2025
South Korea's Yoon ignored Cabinet opposition to martial law, prosecutors say
A report by prosecutors said the country's then-prime minister, foreign minister and finance minister all expressed reservations the night of the decision.
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near his official residence in Seoul on Friday morning. Right-wing YouTube​rs helped Yoon win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2025
How fear and conspiracy theories fuel South Korea’s political crisis
Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol take part in a rally near his residence as snow falls in Seoul on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2025
South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears
Thousands have descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence and major roads in Seoul, with one camp demanding his arrest and another fighting for him.
A demonstrator holds a placard that reads "I will fight with President Yoon Suk Yeol" during a rally in support of the impeached South Korea president in the Gwanghwamun area of Seoul on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 4, 2025
South Korea's political crisis: what could happen next?
From another arrest attempt to waiting for a Constitutional Court decision, the scenarios that could decide President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate are numerous.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a U.N. Security Council session at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 4, 2025
Top U.S. diplomat to visit South Korea with eye on political crisis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also visit Tokyo, where he will hold talks with Japanese officials on Monday and Tuesday.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyer Yoon Kab-keun arrives in front of the president's residence in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2025
South Korea investigators call off arrest of President Yoon
The deadline for the warrant is Monday, leaving it in limbo with just a few days remaining and the impeached president defiant.
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.
South Korea's Finance Minister and new acting president Choi Sang-mok speaks as he presides over a meeting of the National Security Council at the Government Complex in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2024
South Korea's acting President Choi to appoint two Constitutional Court justices
The move is an effort to restore stability after the impeachment of two of his predecessors this month triggered political turmoil.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a public address from his official residence in Seoul on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2024
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
The warrant makes Yoon the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest, following his short-lived bid to impose martial law in the country.
South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok pays his respects at a memorial for the victims of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan County, South Korea, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2024
Plane crash prompts South Korea leaders to pause political fight
The tragedy has compounded the challenges facing South Korea, which is already going through one of its most turbulent periods in years.
Demonstrators from a labor group take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside City Hall in Seoul on Dec. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 30, 2024
South Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law
The application by investigators marks the first attempt in the country's history to forcibly detain a president before the impeachment procedure is complete.
Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Retired yakuza Mako Nishimura sorts fallen leaves during a clean-up activity at the Gifu Gokoku shrine in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 28.
Japanese man sentenced to eight years after rare public accusation of rape
Riho Fukuyama (center) and her husband Yoshiki Fukuyama (left) speak to the media with their lawyer (right) outside the Toyama District Court in Toyama on Tuesday.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
London exhibition perhaps sumo's most successful trip abroad
With the recent sumo jaunt to London being essentially a goodwill exercise, <i>rikishi</i> were far more outgoing and relaxed than normal.
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
Who is Minoru Kihara, Takaichi’s new 'cool-headed' spokesman?
Minoru Kihara (second from left) attends a Lower House plenary session on Tuesday in Tokyo.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”

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