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The United States and South Korea conducted major amphibious drills Wednesday, storming a beach in the southeastern city of Pohang one day after North Korea unveiled its latest nuclear warheads.

S. Korea expresses regret over Japans history-distorting textbooks-

The Japanese government on Tuesday approved school textbooks whitewashing the forced mobilization of Koreans to labor in factories during World War II. The latest move appears to be a stab in the back for the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, which has been hailing the restoration of bilateral ties with Tokyo. In response, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged protests over Japans latest attempt to whitewash its history, which came less than two weeks after a breakthrough summit between Yoon...

/PRNewswire/ -- OKdo, part of the RS Group, has announced a strategic partnership with Bare Conductive, a leader in printed electronic solutions. Bare...

TOKYO -- Japan parliament on Tuesday enacted a record 114.38 trillion yen (874.77 billion U.S. dollar) budget for fiscal 2023, including record allocations for

TOKYO -- Japan parliament on Tuesday enacted a record 114.38 trillion yen (874.77 billion U.S. dollar) budget for fiscal 2023, including record allocations for

This week has been a busy one in Korean politics. While everyone was still debating the rights and wrongs of President Yoons diplomatic trip last week to Japan, main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was indicted Tuesday on charges of corruption and bribery. My attention has yo-yoed between the two stories all week, though there are some clear links between them.

Korea and Japan have entered a new chapter in their bilateral relations after the summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held earlier this month, according to Korean Ambassador to Japan Yun Duk-min, Monday. The ambassador said he is already feeling a positive shift in Japanese public sentiment on Korea, stressing that even right-wing Japanese are supporting bilateral cooperation.

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Friday it will submit a request next week to open a parliamentary investigation into a recent summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The Makin Island Amphibious Group (ARG) docked at the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea (ROK) as part of their participation in the U.S.-ROK Exercise Ssangyong this week. Exercise Ssangyong was on hiatus since 2018 after the previous Moon Jae-in government suspended major U.S.- Republic of Korea military exercises to lower tensions with […]