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YOON SUK YEOL

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Ishiba and Yoon unite on 'strong concerns' over North Korean troops in Russia
Tokyo and Seoul have stressed that, with the involvement of North Korea in the Ukraine war, the conflict has expanded to include Asia.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2024
Ishiba meets Biden and Yoon, as Trump's White House return looms
The three sought to further cement ties by announcing the creation of a “trilateral secretariat” to better coordinate and implement their goals.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporter's question during a news conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2024
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol practices golf to prepare for future Trump meets
South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport his office said he had last played in 2016.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a news conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2024
South Korean president says 'not ruling out' direct weapons to Ukraine
South Korea has a long-standing policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviews North Korean troops last month at an undisclosed location in the country.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2024
North Korean white paper says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war
The document criticized Yoon Suk Yeol’s 'reckless remarks' about war, engaging in nuclear war planning with the U.S. and seeking closer ties with Japan and NATO.
A North Korean soldier outside the Panmungak pavilion on the North Korean side of the border is seen from the South Korean side in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Paju, South Korea, on May 1, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2024
North Korea put border troops on high alert after drone claims
The order was issued on Saturday and was active until Sunday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers an address during the 47th ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore Lecture in Singapore on on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2024
South Korea’s Yoon renews unification call in challenge to Kim
The animosity between the two Koreas has heated up since Yoon took office and bolstered South Korea’s security ties with the U.S. and Japan.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center right) and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (center left) pose for pictures as Kim Jong-uk, Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (left), and Ronnie Gil Gavan, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, hold up signed agreements during a meeting at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2024
Philippines and South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership
They also signed agreements on coastguard cooperation and nuclear energy.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens to a reporter's question as he attends a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2024
South Korea's Yoon and Japan's Ishiba agree to continue 'shuttle diplomacy'
In his first phone call with the South Korean leader, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of the two countries’ maintaining close communications,
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 29.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
Yoon confident Czech nuclear plant deal will be completed
Westinghouse and EDF have appealed a deal made between the Czech Republic and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rate fell to 20% in a weekly tracking poll released Friday by Gallup Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2024
Yoon’s support rate at new low amid concerns over medical crisis
The government has offered some concessions to bring the doctors back to work but they have shown little signs of returning.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Friday
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Kishida and Yoon reaffirm importance of sustained cooperation
Kishida highlighted the need to continue efforts to advance bilateral ties, once again expressing sympathy for Koreans who suffered during Japanese colonial rule.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, are welcomed upon their arrival at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2024
Never take Japan-South Korea relations for granted
The two leader’s final meeting is both an opportunity to review recent achievements and to underscore the centrality of the Japan-South Korean partnership.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 26.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2024
Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon
The leaders will review progress on their efforts to step up cooperation between the countries and discuss ways to deepen their partnership.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a joint news conference in Seoul in May.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2024
Kishida eyes visit to South Korea in early September
Kishida apparently hopes that he and Yoon will confirm the importance of keeping relations between their countries on track.
South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yun Duk-min is interviewed in Tokyo on July 19.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2024
South Korea's outgoing envoy pushes for joint declaration on history recognition
Yun Duk-min reiterated that a declaration could be announced in 2025 to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral diplomatic ties.
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 21, 2024
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
Kim Keon-hee, has been questioned over allegations of stock manipulation and graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag, prosecutors said Sunday.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers remarks at NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2024
Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit
This is the third successive NATO summit for four countries from the Indo-Pacific region to attend.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday before leaving for Washington for NATO meetings.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2024
Kishida and Yoon vow cooperation over Russia-North Korea ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense pledge with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at a recent meeting at the Blue House in Seoul on May 27
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
South Korea's Yoon to discuss Pyongyang's 'distinct threat' to Europe at NATO meet
Yoon, who became the first South Korean leader to attend a NATO summit in 2022, was to take part in his third such meeting later this week.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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