From iconic fish-shaped pastries to snacks, the U.S., China, and Japan are leading the way in savoring the K-food wave.
South Korea’s diplomatic and security relations with Japan experienced a dramatic turnaround under Yoon. Tokyo fears that progress won’t last under a new president.
Japan and South Korea are modernising their F-15 fighter fleets. Japan has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million contract to upgrade the F-15J fighters in its Air Force, as announced by the US government on 10 December. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will modernise its fighters to the Japan Super Interceptor configuration.
Japan and South Korea will celebrate 60 years of normalized relations in 2025, but given the current situation, they will have difficulty in making bold, mutual compromises to change the status quo. The best that can be expected for now is a maintenance of the status quo.
Ongoing political chaos will entrench the country’s economic and social problems—and leave Seoul woefully unprepared for Trump.
South Korea also topped Japan in 2023, the Cabinet Office said in the annual economic data released Monday. South Korean GDP figures received a boost from the nation's retroactive revisions.
A United States missile-tracking aircraft was tracked flying above the waters between Japan and South Korea, two of Washington's security treaty allies in East Asia, for eight consecutive days as ...
America must assess whether the next South Korean president would continue the policies of Yoon Suk Yeol, a supporter of U.S. foreign initiatives.
Public outcry and protests continue in South Korea following the recent martial law chaos. But is it safe to travel to the country?
While Yoon's popularity withered at home, he remained a popular figure with the Biden administration, which Yoon helped to achieve some of its key Asia policy aims, most notably tightening trilateral cooperation among the U.S., South Korea and Japan.
Japan's economy faces a sharp decline, with per capita GDP dropping behind South Korea for the first time since 1980.