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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung prior to their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2026
South Korea and Brazil to expand cooperation in key minerals and trade
Brazil ?is South Korea¡¯s largest trading partner ?in South America, making economic cooperation a key part of the agenda.
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.
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.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won arrives to attend a hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul in December 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2025
South Korean top court partially overturns SK Group chief¡¯s near $1B divorce deal
Last year, the Seoul High Court said Chey should pay $972.5 million to his estranged wife, Roh So-yeong, as part of their planned divorce and additional funds in alimony.
Jang Dong-hyeok, the newly elected leader of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks during the final round of its convention in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2025
South Korea opposition party picks backer of ousted President Yoon as leader
The People¡¯s Power Party picked Jang Dong-hyeok, a two-time lawmaker who joined right-wing rallies organized by Christian churches and spoke out in defense of Yoon.
Students visit the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima¡¯s Peace Memorial Park in late April. Attitudes in Japan are shifting away from the traditional pacifist views that have held sway since the end of World War II.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2025
Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms
There is a growing willingness to loosen the country¡¯s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear weapons in its territory.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul on Feb. 3.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2025
South Korea¡¯s top court clears Samsung chairman Lee in 2015 fraud case
The Supreme Court¡¯s verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction for Lee as Samsung plays catch-up in a global race to develop cutting-edge AI chips.
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a trilateral defense meeting with Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, the chief of staff of the Self-Defense Forces¡¯ Joint Staff, and South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Friday.
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Jul 11, 2025
South Korea, Japan and U.S. conduct air drill as defense chiefs meet
The three countries¡¯ defense chiefs also held an annual meeting in Seoul on Friday, where they recognized the importance of close trilateral cooperation.
Shipping containers at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 15
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 25, 2025
South Korea and U.S. aim for package of deals before tariff pause ends in July
The U.S. and South Korea had a ¡°very successful¡± meeting on Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said afterwards.
Ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures from a vehicle, as he returns to his private residence in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2025
South Korea begins criminal insurrection trial of ousted leader
Yoon Suk Yeol, who the Constitutional Court removed from the presidency this month, argued that his martial law declaration in December was ¡°not a coup d¡¯etat.¡±
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in late December while serving as acting president, has been reinstated by the Constitutional Court.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
South Korean court reinstates PM Han Duck-soo as acting president
Han, whose impeachment was struck down by the Constitutional Court, pledges to focus on steering Asia¡¯s fourth-biggest economy through a U.S. ¡°trade war.¡±
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
South Korea¡¯s Yoon attends impeachment trial over martial law bid
His decision to attend the impeachment hearing contrasts with his resistance to criminal proceedings against him.
Han Duck-soo, South Korea's prime minister and acting president, speaks during a news conference after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 27, 2024
Impeachment looms for South Korea¡¯s acting president
The Constitutional Court meets Friday for its first hearing on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol¡¯s short-lived martial law.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appears on a screen in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 19, 2024
South Korea¡¯s Yoon willing to represent himself in legal proceedings, lawyer says
South Korea¡¯s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is a former prosecutor.
Han Duck-soo, South Korea's prime minister (center), arrives at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2024
Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea¡¯s acting president after Yoon impeachment?
In a country sharply divided by partisan rhetoric, Han has been a rare official whose varied career transcended party lines.
Protesters call for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a demonstration in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2024
South Korean ruling party opposes Yoon impeachment as defense minister quits
The opposition Democratic Party planned to put up a vote in parliament to impeach Yoon at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, a party spokesperson said.
INC-5 Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso (on screen) speaks during an open plenary session during the fifth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2024
Countries fail to reach agreement in U.N. plastic talks
Countries remained far apart on the basic scope of a treaty and could agree only to postpone key decisions and resume talks at a later date.
Sacks of untreated and shredded plastic waste, left unattended, collect at an inoperative recycling site in Asan, South Korea, on Nov. 19.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Nov 25, 2024
South Korea¡¯s mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling
Seoul says that it recycles 73% of its plastic waste, but environmentalists say the real number is about 27%.
People shop at a flea market hosted by Bunjang, an e-commerce platform for secondhand sales, in Seoul on Aug. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 28, 2024
South Korea¡¯s birth rate drive struggles to sway ¡®YOLO¡¯ generation
Asia¡¯s fourth-largest economy plans to launch a new government ministry dedicated to demographic challenges.
A petrochemical plant in China. Asia's producers face the toughest outlook, with oversupply likely to persist.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2024
Petrochemical makers enter survival mode amid global glut
Major petrochemical producers in Asia and Europe are selling assets, shutting older plants, and retrofitting facilities.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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