N Korea test launches missile on eve of Harris trip to Seoul
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters a day before a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris...
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US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions
Vice President Kamala Harris has said her trip to Asia is intended to shore up American alliances with Japan and South Korea...
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Seoul says North Korea, China reopen freight train traffic
South Korea says North Korea and China have resumed their freight train service following a five-month hiatus...
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EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe's state funeral?
A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan...
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Kishida opens diplomacy rush as Japan preps divisive funeral
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a series of meetings with foreign dignitaries in what he’s called “funeral diplomacy,” the day before he hosts a controversial state-sponsored ceremony for f...
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South Korea's president scolds media over hot mic moment
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accused the country’s media of damaging its alliance with the United States after a TV broadcaster released a video suggesting that he insulted U.S. Congress m...
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Japanese leader's trip to China in '72 was diplomatic gamble
The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the peak of the Cold War...
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