TOKYO, Jan 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan sees South Korea as an important neighbour and partner, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday, reaffirming strong bilateral ties despite ...

Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first president to be detained in ...

At a time when South Korean society was grappling with widening divisions over gender issues, Yoon appealed to young male voters ... fraught relationship with Japan. Much of the scandal ...

A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official said the detention of Yoon came at a bad time, just before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next week. "The political ...

A district court has approved a second warrant for the detention of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. This comes after investigators failed to detain him last week. Presidential ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Coming of Age Day ... Citizens around the nation turn out to admire the elaborate outfits young people don to celebrate the milestone from child to adult.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Young adults arrive for the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating ...

Asked about possible summits with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Bae added Yoon “welcomes” early meetings. Yoon, who will take office on May 10 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin American teenagers whose ...

BUSAN: The Japan-South Korea-United States relationship ... In South Korea, the current conservative, pro-American president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been impeached after declaring martial law last ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan's Coming of Age Day is ... People turn out to admire the elaborate outfits young people don to celebrate the transition from child to adult. The age of adulthood ...