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The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on Monday passed a resolution denouncing Japan for laying claims to Koreas easternmost islets of Dokdo and approving school textbooks containing such claims.

South Korea on Thursday imposed unilateral sanctions on 10 individuals and two institutions involved in North Koreas illegal weapons trade with other countries, including Russia, ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed “peace through strength” and “overwhelming response capability” against North Koreas nuclear and missile threats during a ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Incheon Landing Operation, also known as Operation Chromite, which single-handedly changed the course of the1950-53 Korean War.

“The Japanese government has formally apologized to comfort women and forced labor victims and acknowledged the facts of wrongdoing.”

In the Republic of Korea, Aug. 18 has long been a day to remember. On that day in 1976, US soldiers were attacked at the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom by North Korean soldiers with axes, and two US officers were brutally killed. The US military unit in charge of Panmunjom at the time was Camp Kitty Hawk, which was changed to Camp Bonifas in remembrance of Capt. Bonifas, who was killed horribly in that incident. Fo...

This year marks the 78th anniversary of Koreas restoration of sovereignty after gaining independence from Japan, but there are still ongoing provocations due to Japanese encroachments into Korean territory. Specifically, Japans ever-increasing claims to Dokdo, a symbol of Koreas territorial sovereignty.

Japan is discussing releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as from 1 p.m. Thursday, according a Japanese media report Wednesda...

Long-term institutionalization of trilateral cooperation can only truly take root after it has survived political transitions in the United States, South Korea, and Japan.

In the Republic of Korea, Aug. 18 has long been a day to remember. On that day in 1976, US soldiers were attacked at the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom by North Korean soldiers with axes, and two US officers were brutally killed. The US military unit in charge of Panmunjom at the time was Camp Kitty Hawk, which was changed to Camp Bonifas in remembrance of Capt. Bonifas, who was killed horribly in that incident. Fo...

This year is known as the 20th anniversary of the start of the Korean Wave in Japan, which many consider to be when “Winter Sonata” first aired in Japan on NHK in April 2003. Since then, the popularity of Korean dramas and films hasn't been continuous, however. For younger generations in Japan, the Korean Wave, and in particular the ways Korean TV dramas and films are portrayed, have long been presum...