Comment
Will Japan respond to Yoon's overture on wartime labor issue?
South Korean president seems set to block sale of seized Japanese assets
Unification Church and politics
Unification Church: How Japan politicians counted on members' votes
Former Prime Minister Abe's faction historically had ties to the group
Politics
South Korea lifts military spending 5% in 2023 budget proposal
First annual plan under Yoon faces tumult in National Assembly
Politics
Mothers' burdens block South Korea plan to lower school entry age
Proposal aimed at increasing population dropped amid fierce public backlash
Comment
Japan may change cultural strategy, learning from Indonesia's JKT48
Sister group of Japanese AKB48 has big hit with Korean pop-like music video
Energy
South Korea wins $2.5bn order to build Egypt's first nuclear plant
Contract flags an acceleration of the Yoon government's export ambitions
International relations
China and South Korea drift apart 30 years after normalization
Beijing urges Seoul to become independent of U.S. alliance
Ukraine war
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan buy $5.5bn of Russian fuel: think tank
East Asian powerhouses keep importing even as others shun Russian oil and gas
International relations
South Korea, U.S. begin first field training drills in four years
Exercises start as regional tensions rise over Taiwan and North Korea
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N Korea at crossroads
North Korea slams Yoon's 'audacious' aid-for-denuclearization plan
Pyongyang has shot down similar proposals, including one from Donald Trump
The Nikkei View
Seoul should follow president's speech to rebuild Japan ties
Wartime labor issue needs a solution, not a temporary measure to buy time
Japan-South Korea rift
Yoon vows to solve wartime labor issue without annoying Japan
South Korea's president says plaintiffs are supposed to get compensation
The Big Story
Confrontation to conflagration: Asia's six likeliest wars
A shifting balance of power may reignite frozen conflicts from North Korea to Pakistan
Coronavirus
Bill Gates sees big pandemic-fighting role for South Korea
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist says country can have 'incredible impact'
Indo-Pacific
German fighter jets head to Australia in shift for Indo-Pacific
Deployment includes detours to Japan and South Korea
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korea's Yoon vows to 'swiftly' improve Japan ties
On WWII anniversary, Kishida talks of global cooperation to solve world's problems
Opinion
South Korea's Yoon is slipping into a cycle of escalation with North
President should direct military leaders to cool provocative tone
Politics
South Korea's president pardons Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong
Vice chairman of global tech giant latest top executive to receive leniency
Interview
South Korea has broad 'consensus' to avoid Japan asset sale: ambassador
Yun Duk-min calls for moratorium to advance talks, warns of astronomical losses
Politics
South Korea's Yoon plummets in polls as critics slam Pelosi snub
Approval hits 24% amid doubts over cabinet picks and president's own capabilities
International relations
South Korea targets 2026 production of homegrown fighter jet
Seoul develops KF-21 with Indonesia, eyes sales to emerging markets
Ukraine war
Russian military relies on Western, Asian tech components: study
Microelectronics from U.S., Japan, Taiwan, South Korea found in weapons systems
Comment
Will Yoon clarify South Korea's Japan policy on Liberation Day?
President's Aug. 15 speech will offer clues on importance of ties with Tokyo
Politics
Young head of South Korea's ruling party ousted by old-timers
Downfall of 37-year-old Lee Jun-seok hurts President Yoon's standing among youths