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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has issued a clarification that further negotiations are necessary in the country’s trade deal with the US. Photo: EPA

South Korea hits back at Trump’s investment claims in ‘tit-for-tat move’

President Lee Jae Myung says further talks are needed and ‘commercial viability’ must be a prerequisite for South Korean investment in the US.

1 Oct 2026 - 7:19PMvideocam

Why Japan is looking to Ukraine’s front lines to overhaul its defences

1 Oct 2026 - 5:00PM

Trump touts US$200 billion South Korean energy deal ahead of US midterms

1 Oct 2026 - 9:44AM

Border mine blasts show why both Koreas urgently need to restore communication

With North Korea stepping up fortification works along the border, constant contact is needed to avoid accidental clashes, experts say.

1 Oct 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

A North Korean guard post and military fences in the border county of Gaepung is seen from a South Korean observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo on July 1. Photo: AFP

A South Korean military guard post near the DMZ in Paju. Photo: AFP

Visitors look towards North Korea from South Korea’s Odusan Unification Observatory near the DMZ on September 12. Photo: AFP

Seoul residents up in arms over school for North Korean defectors

Opposition from residents in Gangseo district has led the principal of Yeomyung School to kneel and beg for acceptance.

30 Sep 2026 - 4:35PM

US users urge Koreans to unmask Cornell sexual assault suspect Winston Lee

The online hunt for information about Lee’s education and military service intensifies across borders.

30 Sep 2026 - 2:47PM

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‘I won’t be using it again’: the hidden cost of free BitTorrent porn in Japan

Adult content users face summonses and hefty penalties for downloading clips as copyright holders widen IP-based enforcement.

30 Sep 2026 - 10:56AMvideocam

Cases involving settlement demands over alleged copyright infringement linked to adult videos have been rising sharply in Japan. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Too low and dirty’: North Korea fires back at Seoul over DMZ mine blast blame

Seoul’s defence minister said the incident that injured two South Koreans was a violation of the Korean war armistice.

30 Sep 2026 - 8:43AMvideocam

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Japanese business presence in China down nearly 30% from peak in 2012: survey

The research found 1,221 new Japanese entrants in China since the last survey in 2024, but that was still less than during Covid-19.

29 Sep 2026 - 5:21PM

Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus

‘I’ve been hearing about quite a few people who plan to give up this year,’ a rice grower says amid excess supply and falling prices.

29 Sep 2026 - 12:51PMvideocam

A customer buys a bag of government-stockpiled rice at a convenience store in Tokyo, Japan, last year. Photo: AFP

Japan enlists royal visit, subsidies to revive tourism in quake-hit Kyushu

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Kumamoto as the government rolls out travel subsidies to win back visitors following July’s quake.

29 Sep 2026 - 9:58AMvideocam

The damage at Yatsushiro Shrine after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, in July. Photo: Reuters

‘Extremely damaging’ anti-foreigner fake news pushes Japan to far-right

Viral lies about foreign crime are fuelling political division in a country desperate for workers, analysts say.

29 Sep 2026 - 10:20AM

South Korea’s POW row with Ukraine puts ties and aid at risk

Analysts say Kyiv’s breach of secrecy over the North Korean prisoners of war may cause Seoul to halt non-lethal aid to Ukraine.

29 Sep 2026 - 5:16PMvideocam

Japan denies ‘militarisation’ after Russia opposes permanent UN council seat

Japan’s top spokesman says Japan has ‘consistently defended freedom, democracy and the rule of law’ since the end of World War II.

28 Sep 2026 - 3:40PM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

In South Korea, plans to serve deportees airline meals splits officials

The US$5 meals are seen as a practical option for those awaiting deportation – instead of the current bread and drinks provided by officers.

28 Sep 2026 - 9:55AM

Travellers move through the duty-free area of Incheon International Airport on July 7. Photo: Yonhap / EPA

Japanese fish farm loses 100,000 koi carp in Typhoon Dujuan flood

Typhoon damage to Chiba prefecture’s farming, forestry and fisheries sectors is expected to exceed US$550,000.

28 Sep 2026 - 11:13AM

South Korea wants Ukraine apology over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer

Seoul said Zelensky’s UN revelation has damaged trust between ⁠the two governments and that it is reviewing additional measures.

28 Sep 2026 - 10:17AM

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Praised abroad, ignored at home: Japanese museums shun war-atrocity video art

‘The work will only truly be complete when people can see it in Japan,’ Meiro Koizumi says of his award-winning creation.

27 Sep 2026 - 11:03AM

Young people recite Hajime Kondo’s testimony on the streets of Tokyo in a video installation by Meiro Koizumi. Photo: Meiro Koizumi/Kyodo

Japan says Trump voiced concern over weak yen in summit with PM Takaichi

The weak yen is driving up energy import costs that are already high due to the Iran war, fuelling concerns about an inflation overshoot.

25 Sep 2026 - 11:52PMvideocam

From Suzhou to AI: Singapore, China eye new playbook for economic ties

Both countries should explore cooperation in new areas such as AI and the green economy, says Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

25 Sep 2026 - 2:15PM

Japan’s cut-price morgues cash in on legal loopholes as lonely deaths rise

One Tokyo-based company is offering to do everything from body collection up to ash internment for just US$1,040.

25 Sep 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

An undertaker bows after putting a casket in a morgue in Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine’s POW transfer reveal deals propaganda blow to North Korea

Zelensky’s UN disclosure punctures Pyongyang’s soldier-loyalty narrative, but risks damaging ties with Seoul and endangering POW families.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:48PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

South Korea has plan for phased denuclearisation. But will North bite?

The South Korean president’s proposal reflects the reality that North Korea already has significant nuclear capabilities, analysts say.

24 Sep 2026 - 5:17PMvideocam

Can South Korea solve the US military’s ammunition shortage?

Depleted stockpiles from the Middle East and Ukraine wars are spurring South Korean arms makers to build US production hubs.

24 Sep 2026 - 8:00AM

Japan finds child’s body on island, possibly missing boy

Police have been searching for Yuto Takahashi, a first grader, since he went missing on September 5.

23 Sep 2026 - 10:25PM

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Tokyo Tower in Japan. Japanese police are investigating if the body of a child found on Wednesday on the coast of an outlying island in northeastern Japan could be a six-year-old boy who went missing in the area earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

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