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Julian Ryall

Julian Ryall

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What does the future hold for North Korean POWs in Ukraine?

What does the future hold for North Korean POWs in Ukraine?

Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia and expects more. However, the soldiers do not necessarily want to return to their...

17.01.2025 30

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Julian Ryall

Is China exploiting South Korea's political crisis?

Is China exploiting South Korea's political crisis?

In spite of a bilateral agreement banning development, China has placed a large structure in an area of the West Sea that South Korea says is its...

15.01.2025 10

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South Koreans hope for return to normality amid Yoon crisis

South Koreans hope for return to normality amid Yoon crisis

Although ordinary South Koreans told DW their daily lives have been largely unaffected by President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment drama, they are ready...

09.01.2025 10

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Julian Ryall

South Korea's political crisis dragging down economy

South Korea's political crisis dragging down economy

The power struggle in South Korea has made the stock exchange jittery and pushed its currency to historic lows. Even its biggest companies are...

07.01.2025 10

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Yoon standoff shakes South Korea to the core

Yoon standoff shakes South Korea to the core

Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have rejected the arrest warrant against him, with the leader still shielded by his official...

04.01.2025 20

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Julian Ryall

South Korea impeaches acting president, extending upheaval

Lawmakers have impeached acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, deepening South Korea's political turmoil. The nation's political scene...

28.12.2024 20

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Julian Ryall

South Korea: Acting president's impeachment extends upheaval

Lawmakers have impeached acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, deepening South Korea's political turmoil. The nation's political scene...

28.12.2024 2

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Women at the forefront of South Korea's martial law protests

In line with the country's patriarchal structures, women have traditionally been expected to stay out of politics in South Korea. But recent events...

25.12.2024 20

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South Korea military faces scrutiny amid officer arrests

Despite fears that the nation's armed forces are rudderless after President Yoon's martial law declaration was swiftly reversed, observers tell DW...

19.12.2024 20

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Julian Ryall

South Korean President Yoon faces impeachment

The country's political climate is heating up as judges begin deliberations on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, with ruling and opposition...

18.12.2024 2

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What will Yoon's impeachment mean for South Korea?

South Korea's political climate is heating up as judges begin deliberations on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, with ruling and opposition...

17.12.2024 6

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Julian Ryall

More aging Japanese need to cope with living alone

New figures show that 20% of elderly Japanese will live alone by 2050, so the government wants solutions to avoid "kodokushi" — the Japanese term...

16.12.2024 20

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How North Korea responded to South's political turmoil

Pyongyang's propagandists have been unusually slow in commenting on the political upheaval in South Korea following President Yoon's shock decision...

13.12.2024 9

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South Korean democracy tested as Yoon clings to power

South Korea's democracy has proved resilient in the wake of President Yoon Suk-yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law. But the political...

10.12.2024 10

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Japanese companies react to rise in rude, abusive customers

Narita International Airport now has a zero tolerance policy for abusive passengers. Other businesses are also reporting a rise in threats to...

23.11.2024 2

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Julian Ryall

How dangerous is Is North Korea's war rhetoric?

North Korea has ramped up its rhetoric, but stopped short of provoking a fight. Pyongyang, buoyed by ties with Russia, remains wary of its military...

20.11.2024 10

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Julian Ryall

Is North Korea's war rhetoric backed by real threats?

North Korea has ramped up its rhetoric, but stopped short of provoking a fight. Pyongyang, buoyed by ties with Moscow, remains wary of its military...

19.11.2024 5

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Will Russia exposure leave North Korean troops wanting more?

Pyongyang is reportedly sending thousands of its soldiers to fight against Ukraine. Most of them have never been abroad before — and even traveling...

11.11.2024 4

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Julian Ryall

Japan faces political uncertainty after LDP election rout

Japan's ruling LDP is looking for answers, and new coalition partners, after losing its parliamentary majority in a snap election called by the new...

28.10.2024 1

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Julian Ryall

Can the US and its allies monitor North Korea sanctions?

A group of 11 nations including the US, Germany and Japan hopes to halt transfers of banned technology and arms into North Korea amid a UN...

25.10.2024 2

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Julian Ryall

North-South Korea flare-up: Why is it alarming?

The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.

16.10.2024 2

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Julian Ryall

North-South Korea flare-up: Why is it alarming?

The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.

16.10.2024 2

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Julian Ryall

Attacks on Japanese citizens in China stir security concerns

Japanese nationals have become increasingly jittery over traveling to China after several Japanese were targeted in violent attacks.

11.10.2024 10

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Julian Ryall

Nihon Hidankyo: What to know about Nobel Peace Prize winners

Since 1956, Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo has campaigned to help survivors of the 1945 atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as has called for...

11.10.2024 4

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Julian Ryall

Why is nuclear rhetoric rising on the Korean Peninsula?

The two Koreas have long been at ideological and military loggerheads. But escalating nuclear rhetoric is heightening concerns and risks of an...

07.10.2024 2

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Julian Ryall

Japan: Election looms as key test for new PM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba must rebuild the Liberal Democratic Party's reputation after scandals and convince the public that the economy is safer...

02.10.2024 4

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Julian Ryall

South Korea: How babies out of wedlock break tradition

Even with South Korea's birthrate hitting record lows, many older Koreans are still horrified at the idea of a single parent. Young people are more...

18.09.2024 2

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Japan's youth break tradition by embracing perfume

Once seen as ostentatious, an imposition on others, and unnecessary in a culture that famously enjoys bathing, perfumes and scents are finally...

30.08.2024 3

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Japan: Difficult Fukushima debris clean-up put on hold

Removing highly radioactive fuel debris is critical to securing and decommissioning reactors destroyed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But such...

29.08.2024 9

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North Korea to reopen to Western tourists years after COVID

Tourism is a key lifeline for Pyongyang to obtain foreign currency, as the industry lies outside of the scope of international sanctions. The state...

24.08.2024 3

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Julian Ryall

South Koreans hit the brakes on EVs after battery fires

Several electric vehicle fires in South Korea have dented sales as buyers worry about potential battery hazards. Carmakers are responding by...

19.08.2024 1

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Julian Ryall

Why is Japanese PM Fumio Kishida stepping down?

The Japanese prime minister will not contest a party leadership vote in September despite an impressive performance on the international stage. But...

16.08.2024 3

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Julian Ryall

Berlin to commit personnel to tense North-South Korea border

Officers are to join the United Nations Command, which has monitored the uneasy armistice on the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953....

18.07.2024 4

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Julian Ryall