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A visitor looks toward the Imjin River, close to the Civilian Control Line, at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, Oct. 16, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2026
South Korea to ease civilian curbs along border with North Korea
Residents welcomed the move, saying it would allow freer farming activities in the area and boost development and tourism.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
DMZ tours in South Korea to be halted amid talk of Trump-Kim meeting
Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom will reportedly be halted later this month, in the latest signal that the groundwork is being laid for a possible meeting.
South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Area in the DMZ border village of Panmunjom in March 2023.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2025
Seoul says North Korean soldier who crossed land border seeking to defect
Last year, 236 North Koreans arrived in the South, with women accounting for 88% of the total.
A North Korean soldier stands guard in a watch tower next to a giant loudspeaker near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on June 12.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2025
Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border
Pyongyang¡¯s state media said earlier Saturday that the incident occurred as North Korean soldiers worked to permanently seal the frontier dividing the peninsula.
An observation deck at a Starbucks store with views of North Korea in Gimpo, South Korea, on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2024
Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and a glimpse into the North
Hundreds showed up on Friday for the opening of the U.S. coffeehouse chain¡¯s newest store in an observatory near the city of Gimpo.
Mosquitoes under a microscope in a lab at Sahmyook University in Seoul on July 24
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2024
As the world warms, South Korea¡¯s latest border threat is mosquitoes
Climate change, especially warmer springs and heavier rainfall, could bring more mosquito-borne diseases to North and South Korea.
Cho Seong-hoan tends to bees at a farm near the Demilitarized Zone, in Paju, South Korea, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2024
The DMZ is an unhealed wound for South Korea. It¡¯s also a source of great honey.
The area is home to a biodiverse landscape and is a place of deep meaning for nearby farmers whose bees can fly freely through it.
The border between the two Koreas is seen from an observatory inside the Demilitarized Zone.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2024
Warning shots fired as North Korean troops cross border again
More than 20 North Korean soldiers who were on maintenance work crossed the line Tuesday and moved back north after the shots were fired.
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2024
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
The construction activities are taking place north of the Military Demarcation Line that runs through the middle of the DMZ, the report said.
A balloon believed to be North Korean and loaded with various objects, including trash and excrement floats, over a rice field at Cheorwon county, South Korea, on May 29.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2024
South Korea to blast loudspeaker broadcasts after North¡¯s trash balloons
Pyongyang began sending balloons carrying trash across the border in May and has said the move was in retaliation for anti-North leaflets flown by South Korean activists.
A man looks toward North Korea through a pair of binoculars from the observation deck near the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 4, 2024
South Korea to resume all military activities along demarcation line
Seoul said that mobile loudspeakers could be sent to border and operational ¡°right away¡± after the South suspended an inter-Korean military agreement.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, arrives to a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2024
U.S. envoy visits Korean border after Russian veto dents sanctions enforcement
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield¡¯s trip is the highest-profile visit by a U.S. official since Vice President Kamala Harris went there in 2022.
South Korean soldiers stand guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2024
Biden¡¯s envoy to the U.N. set to visit border with North Korea
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will become the most senior U.S. official to visit the DMZ since Vice President Kamala Harris in 2022.
Lighting fireworks on Myeongpa Beach, where families can camp near the DMZ border, in Goseong-gun, South Korea, on July 30, 2022. ?In recent years, northern counties of South Korea have become unlikely tourist destinations, attracting people drawn to the history of the DMZ.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2023
Life along the Korean DMZ, 70 years after the fighting ended
After nearly eight decades of living separated across the tightly sealed border?, many South Koreans see reunification as a distant dream.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2023
How a U.S. soldier made a mad dash into North Korea
The U.S. military was scrambling on Wednesday to determine the soldier¡¯s fate, as well as his motive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023
U.S. soldier in North Korea far from first American to flee to reclusive state
Numerous U.S. citizens ¡ª including soldiers, tourists, journalists and scholars ¡ª have been detained or crossed into North Korea since the Cold War.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023
U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action slips across inter-Korean border into North Korea
An American soldier facing disciplinary action at home ¡°willfully and without authorization¡¯ fled Tuesday into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023
U.S. national in North Korean custody after crossing inter-Korean border during tour
The U.S. citizen crossed into the nuclear-armed country while on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the border with the South, the United Nations Command said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2023
Germany¡¯s Scholz visits Korean DMZ, urges North Korea to stop missile tests
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for North Korea to cease ballistic missile tests after he visited the fortified border between North and South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2023
¡®Lord Commander¡¯ of the DMZ has seen it all on the Korean frontier
He faced off with North Korean troops, helped prepare for a Trump-Kim summit and witnessed some of the most ?hair-raising moments ?on the world¡¯s most heavily armed border.
Japan to allow local governments to ban private lodging
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in March. Various cities around the world have cracked down on private lodgings, such as in Barcelona where the city is attempting to eradicate all short-stay apartments by 2028.
¡®Demon Slayer¡¯ musical is for fans who¡¯ve done the homework
Tanjiro Kamado is a likeable protagonist in the stage show, even though he sometimes takes a backseat to the stories of other characters in this installment.
Japanese mother sues state over teen¡¯s ¡®hostage justice¡¯ death
A lawyer representing the mother (left, blurred for privacy reasons) of a girl who died after being detained speaks during a news conference in Kobe on Wednesday.
Yen nears four-decade low, and Katayama issues warning
The yen traded above the ?161-to-the-dollar mark all day Friday in Tokyo.
Japan to raise visa fees for foreign nationals in first revision in 48 years
Tourists from abroad wearing kimonos pose for a souvenir photo with cherry blossoms in the city of Kyoto in March.
Music Awards Japan levels up and looks ahead
Kaze Fujii received a second consecutive album of the year award for ¡°Prema,¡± his English-language debut, at the Music Awards Japan ceremony.
Cultural aspects dominate coverage as sumo enthralls Paris
<i>Yokozuna</i> Hoshoryu waves to reporters during a news conference at the Japanese Culture House of Paris on June 11.
Japan steps on the gas in unprecedented regional defense export push
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi walks with his Indonesian counterpart, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, as the two inspect an honor guard during a welcome ceremony in Jakarta on May 4.
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Seen here in an archival shot, Osamu Tezuka&#039;s influence on Japanese anime has been monumental.
Why more bears are entering urban areas
Hikers walk past a bear warning sign in the Okutama area in western Tokyo on Sunday as local authorities urge visitors to take precautions following increased reports of bear sightings in the region.

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