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Jihoon Lee
An electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won, and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2026
South Korea¡¯s fight for FX stability undermined by its Wall Street mania
The record appetite of Korean retail investors for U.S. stocks is fueling dollar demand as the won languishes at 17-year lows.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Trump lands in South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles
The U.S. president will address a summit of CEOs and meet with South Korea¡¯s Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju.
KIA vehicles are parked to be exported at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on July 31.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2025
South Korea and U.S. prepare for summit with details of trade deal unresolved
U.S. President Donald Trump may use the summit with counterpart Lee Jae Myung to seek more concessions on defense costs and corporate investments, left out of the deal.
A woman looks at cranes and shipping containers from an observation platform at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 2.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 9, 2025
Trump optimistic after call about tariffs with South Korea
South Korea's trade minister is traveling to Washington to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for tariff negotiations.
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in late December while serving as acting president, has been reinstated by the Constitutional Court.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
South Korean court reinstates PM Han Duck-soo as acting president
Han, whose impeachment was struck down by the Constitutional Court, pledges to focus on steering Asia's fourth-biggest economy through a U.S. "trade war."
Girls take care of their baby brother before leaving for school in Seoul. South Korea just recorded its first rise in fertility rates in nearly a decade.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 26, 2025
South Korea's policy push springs to life as world's lowest birth rate rises
That shift in societal norms could prove pivotal in a country that has seen its birth rate plummet to the lowest in the world.
People shop at a flea market hosted by Bunjang, an e-commerce platform for secondhand sales, in Seoul on Aug. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 28, 2024
South Korea's birth rate drive struggles to sway 'YOLO' generation
Asia's fourth-largest economy plans to launch a new government ministry dedicated to demographic challenges.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during an interview at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Feb. 4. Yoon has been working to cheer domestic retail investors, who have been heavy sellers of Seoul shares.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2024
Seoul hopes Japan stock playbook can narrow 'Korea discount'
Reforms floated last month by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol may not continue to boost the Seoul bourse, analysts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2023
Japan and South Korea hold first finance leaders' meeting in seven years
The two countries agreed to resume regular finance dialogue 'at an appropriate timing,' Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters after the meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2023
Romance booming in South Korea, but marriage no longer the end game
At least 20 relationship-themed shows aired across the country's cable TV networks and video streaming platforms last year, more than triple the number in 2021, according to a tally.
Legendary figure skater Kaori Sakamoto announces marriage
Figure skater Kaori Sakamoto smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers at a news conference in Kobe on Wednesday.
After rule change, Japan see 96% drop in business manager visa applications
Manish Kumar, an Indian national who has run an Indian restaurant in Saitama Prefecture for 18 years, speaks at a rally in Tokyo in protest of new business manager visa requirements.
Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye to in 1989
Meiji's Hello Panda chocolate cookies are displayed for sale at a store in Manhattan in April.
Designated trash bags run low in Japan as fears grow over supply shortages
Many municipalities across Japan say buzz online and anxiety over the situation in the Middle East has led to people panic buying garbage bags.
Honda takes $10 billion hit on EVs and posts net loss
Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe reports the automaker¡¯s first full-year loss ever as a public company.
Legendary figure skater Kaori Sakamoto announces marriage
Figure skater Kaori Sakamoto smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers at a news conference in Kobe on Wednesday.
Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye to in 1989
Meiji's Hello Panda chocolate cookies are displayed for sale at a store in Manhattan in April.
Takaichi¡¯s Golden Week diplomacy: a cheat sheet
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and her Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, visit the Canberra Nara Peace Park in Canberra on May 4.
Rising bear encounters test Japan¡¯s approach to wildlife management
The nature guides and conservationists at Picchio Karuizawa focus on nonviolent interventions like collaring and tracking bears to keep the animals away from human settlements and oft-used hiking routes.
Path to glory opens for Hoshoryu after injuries to rivals Onosato and Aonishiki
Yokozuna Hoshoryu will be in the spotlight as the favorite during the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Japanese content creators in China have emerged as informal ¡°digital diplomats,¡± using social media to share everyday experiences amid a period of deepening tension between Tokyo and Beijing.
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