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China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae TakaichiShares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, while a senior J…
In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an …
The court said Yoon had ‘committed a grave betrayal of the trust of the people’ over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in DecemberYoon Suk Yeol impeachment – live updatesSouth Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been removed from off…
Suspended president faces charges of inciting insurrection – legally separate from impeachment proceedings but likewise resulting from grab for martial lawSouth Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested amid a huge police presence o…
Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdictIn the early hours of 30 June 1966 a fire swept through the home of the managing director of a miso maker in Shizuoka, central Japan. After th…
Epic new TV adaptation of the 1975 novel reignites interest in the exploits of the Kent sailor William AdamsOn a backstreet in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, between a seafood wholesaler and a jewellery shop, stands a simple monument. It marks the f…
From K-pop to K-beauty, via film and fashion, South Korea is punching way above its weight. The boyband BTS alone rakes in billions every year. Are there lessons for other countries?How does this sound for a leisurely day of cultural immersion? Ablutio…
From Xi Jinping’s first international appearance in three years to leaders snubbing Russia, here are the significant momentsThe G20 meeting in Bali signalled Xi Jinping’s emergence from three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, with the French pr…
US leader says he and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, had ‘candid and clear’ talks at G20 summit in BaliJoe Biden has said he does not believe China has any “imminent” plans to invade Taiwan, but objected to its “coercive and increasingly aggressive action…
Stabbing triggers accusations that authorities are failing to take violence against women seriouslyThe murder of a South Korean woman who had been stalked by her alleged killer for years has sparked outrage and demands for changes in the law to better …
Exclusive: Dongyoun Cho, who resigned from politics after a storm over painful details from her private life, speaks out about sexism, suicide and social changeA senior political aide who was forced to resign during the 2021 South Korean presidential e…
Prime minister Fumio Kishida warns violence will not be tolerated in defiant speech after the murder of former leaderMany Japanese voters will go to the polls on Sunday with a heavy heart, but also with a sense of quiet defiance, as they cast their bal…
Some observers said he would survive a few months as the head of a nuclear-armed state but, a decade later, the North Korean leader has proved them wrongMissile tests, horse rides and executions: Kim Jong-un’s leadership in picturesIt was not, perhaps,…
Tree-viewing parties are banned as many coronavirus restrictions remainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan will emerge from 10 weeks of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, just in time for the peak of the annual cherry blo…
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of others like her – could never go backIt has been six decades since Mitsuko Minakawa boarded a ferry on the Sea of Japan coast, bound for a new life…