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LEE JAE MYUNG

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hold talks in Andong, South Korea, on May 19.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 10, 2026
Are Japan and the U.S. losing South Korea as an ally?
Washington’s trust in the South Korean government on intelligence matters seems increasingly fragile.
A South Korean battle tank takes part in a live-fire exercise at a defense expo at a military base in Pocheon, South Korea, in September 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2026
South Korea’s military ambitions get a reality check
Lee’s decision to push for a timetable to take wartime operational control is a bold but ultimately fraught plan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, at the Tiananmen Gate for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2026
Why everyone wants to meet with North Korea’s leader
Kim’s involvement in the Ukraine war has given him credible alternatives, something North Korean leaders have rarely possessed.
News coverage of a North Korean missile launch at Seoul Station in Seoul on Oct. 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2026
Seoul vows ‘resolute punishment’ after North Korea threatens new border measures
The escalation and exchange of threats has raised the possibility of clashes along the heavily armed border.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, in October last year. The South Korean leader has pursued "pragmatic diplomacy,” seeking warmer ties with China while trying to keep the U.S. close.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2026
South Korea-U.S. ties hit lowest ebb in years amid intelligence row
Spats spanning from investment deals to intelligence leaks have strained Seoul’s relationship with Washington.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other officials observe the Hyunmoo-5 missile at an undisclosed test site in South Korea on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea test-fires its first homegrown hypersonic weapon: presidency
The test comes just days after Pyongyang announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun meet in Seoul in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine amid deepening row
The decision comes as the two countries have been at loggerheads since Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of the prisoners.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a news conference in Seoul last month
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2026
South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
The president called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.
The optics of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who faces pending cases launched by prosecutors, leading the overhaul of the criminal justice system are feeding into a drop in his public support.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2026
South Korea’s Lee strips power from prosecutors who indicted him
South Korea’s prosecutors have long been accused of exercising excessive power, but the move has raised concerns it may leave crime victims worse off.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
South Korea president urges Pyongyang dialogue after DMZ blasts
Seoul’s military had demanded North Korea apologize after three South Korean officers were injured in an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
Ukraine sent two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, Zelenskyy says
South Korea said it was “deeply regretful” that Ukraine had made the transfer public, adding that the two sides had agreed not to disclose it.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is resuming a campaign to root out the surviving influence of Koreans who collaborated with imperial Japan.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2026
Ha Young’s Netflix exit exposes South Korea’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
Ha Young’s experience underscores how unsettled the question of how to reckon with colonial-era collaboration remains in South Korea.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea says Trump welcomes progress in U.S. strategic investment projects
Trump also reaffirmed his willingness to engage in dialogue with North Korea.
South Korea isn’t alone in shielding motorists from the global energy shock, but its intervention is among the more direct in the developed world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea keeps fuel cheap for holidays as fiscal cost mounts
The country’s fuel-price caps have already stretched beyond the six months initially budgeted, causing growing alarm among economists.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea’s Lee urges U.S. to ease North Korea sanctions, report says
President Lee Jae Myung also said that pursuing Pyongyang’s denuclearization under the current circumstances meant that nothing would be accomplished.
With 16,000 people per square kilometer, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
Seoul’s green space is a battleground for its mayor and South Korea’s president
The clash reflects a global urban-policy conundrum: how cities can manage housing shortages without destroying liveability and environmental health.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2026
South Korea presidential chief of staff resigns amid slide in support for Lee
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval ratings have been partly blamed on failed ministerial nominations.
People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung holding a news conference at the Blue House, at the main rail station in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Seoul affirms U.S. investment pledges and intent to help with Strait of Hormuz
Talks between the allies’ top diplomats came a day after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ruled out sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
South Korea’s Lee issues high-stakes apology as public support sinks
The move comes as the U.S. slams Seoul over not aiding the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, slow movement on a U.S. trade deal and economic pressure at home.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House in Washington in August last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2026
Iran war tests South Korea’s alliance with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign for Seoul to do more in the Strait of Hormuz is forcing the Asian nation to weigh difficult options.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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