South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae at their summit meeting in Nara Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 13, 2026. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Earlier this ...

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) and then-Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attend a joint press conference following their summit in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2025. Credit: Office of the ...

NARA, Japan (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed Tuesday to step up cooperation in areas including economic security, defense and searching for ...

It has long been the dream of the U.S. foreign policy elite to bring Japan and South Korea into a tighter alliance. Notoriously dismissive of history, American leaders don’t understand why the two ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. GYEONGJU, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in ...

An international heritage body has recommended that Japan take further steps to adequately reflect the "whole history" of the Sado mine World Heritage site, linked to the wartime mobilization of ...

Command roles at Rimpac show Tokyo and Seoul can work together militarily, but history caps how far ties can go The key roles ...

Japan–South Korea relations have continued to deepen despite a politically mismatched pairing of a conservative nationalist government in Tokyo and a progressive administration in Seoul. This has been ...

Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route ...