“Flashlight,” by Susan Choi, spans several decades and nations to tell a story of exile in its multiple forms. Susan Choi’s new novel follows members of a Korean American family over several ...

The year 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea, a significant milestone in the history of both nations. Despite the long-standing ...

Ten years ago, the author of a book titled *The End of Korea Theory* (終韓論), purchased at a Tokyo bookstore, wrote, “To Japan, ...

Tanaka Terumi was thirteen years old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, in August, 1945. The blast knocked him unconscious. After he came to, he and his mother walked through ...

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global ...

SADO, Japan — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, ...

Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea have reached a symbolic peak over a Buddhist statue stolen from Kannonji Temple on the Japanese island of Tsushima and transported to South Korea ...

History was made this weekend. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made his first overseas trip for bilateral diplomacy, with stops in both Washington DC and Tokyo. But unlike his predecessors, Lee ...

Cozy, whimsical novels — often featuring magical cats — that have long been popular in Japan and Korea are taking off globally. Fans say they offer comfort during a chaotic time. By Alexandra Alter At ...

Not long ago, it would have been laughable to imagine Lee Jae-myung and Takaichi Sanae as leaders that would foster friendlier ties between these countries. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) ...