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North Korea fired multiple rounds with rocket launches in Yellow Sea after South Korea holds air drills with US, Japan
North Korea has advanced its military capabilities, launching over 10 rockets into the Yellow Sea following joint drills by ...
Japan and South Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lingering tension and political uncertainty
Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both ...
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Raising the Rising Sun: Japanese warship expected to fly naval ensign in South Korea
A Japanese warship will raise the Rising Sun flag during an upcoming multinational exercise in South Korea, Japan’s defense minister said Friday. The Maritime Self-Defense Force — Japan’s ...
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Lawmaker challenges South Korean defense chief on sailors’ ‘rising sun’ salute
A salute South Korean sailors rendered to the “rising sun” flag of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at a fleet review touched off an exchange Monday in Seoul between the nation’s ...
Japan, South Korea Pledge Closer Ties After Lee-Ishiba Meeting
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held their first in-person talks, according to the Japanese government, in what was likely to be an early indication of ...
South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral ...
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South Korea martial law blunder could tarnish major Biden administration accomplishment
A protester waves a South Korean flag as he joins others gathering outside ... East Asian allies — South Korea and its former ruler, Japan. In March 2023, Biden issued a glowing statement ...
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US summit seen as potential milestone for Japan, South Korea relations: ANALYSIS
Lee Jin-man/AP Relations between South Korea and Japan have drastically improved in ... Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee wave the national flag during a ceremony to celebrate the 78th anniversary ...
The Economist9mon
Could Japan and South Korea finally become friends?
As children they raised South Korean flags with their parents during the ... Diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan have improved markedly over the past few years.
Los Angeles Times1y
Baseball diplomacy: How Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish bridge the Japan-South Korea divide
SEOUL — The day after the Dodgers deplaned at Incheon Airport, pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his wife were on the pages of every major newspaper in this country. Not just any pages. The front pages.
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South Korea’s Turmoil Is the Latest Threat to a Three-Way Pacific Alliance
“Many in the world were counting on Japan and South Korea, along with Australia and others, to keep the flag flying and keep the head of good governance and democracy above water in the face of ...
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Shohei Ohtani's stardom stretches past Japan, into South Korea
Ohtani, who is lauded in Japan as "the perfect person ... "finger heart" gesture with a Korean national flag emoji. After his arrival in South Korea, he told reporters that he’s always respected ...