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Julian RyallDeutsche Welle |
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia and expects more. However, the soldiers do not necessarily want to return to their...
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...
Although ordinary South Koreans told DW their daily lives have been largely unaffected by President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment drama, they are ready...
The power struggle in South Korea has made the stock exchange jittery and pushed its currency to historic lows. Even its biggest companies are...
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have rejected the arrest warrant against him, with the leader still shielded by his official...
Lawmakers have impeached acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, deepening South Korea's political turmoil. The nation's political scene...
Lawmakers have impeached acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, deepening South Korea's political turmoil. The nation's political scene...
In line with the country's patriarchal structures, women have traditionally been expected to stay out of politics in South Korea. But recent events...
Despite fears that the nation's armed forces are rudderless after President Yoon's martial law declaration was swiftly reversed, observers tell DW...
The country's political climate is heating up as judges begin deliberations on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, with ruling and opposition...
South Korea's political climate is heating up as judges begin deliberations on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, with ruling and opposition...
New figures show that 20% of elderly Japanese will live alone by 2050, so the government wants solutions to avoid "kodokushi" — the Japanese term...
Pyongyang's propagandists have been unusually slow in commenting on the political upheaval in South Korea following President Yoon's shock decision...
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...
Narita International Airport now has a zero tolerance policy for abusive passengers. Other businesses are also reporting a rise in threats to...
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...
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...
Pyongyang is reportedly sending thousands of its soldiers to fight against Ukraine. Most of them have never been abroad before — and even traveling...
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...
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...
The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.
The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's future actions has become more complicated, say analysts.
Japanese nationals have become increasingly jittery over traveling to China after several Japanese were targeted in violent attacks.
Since 1956, Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo has campaigned to help survivors of the 1945 atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as has called for...
The two Koreas have long been at ideological and military loggerheads. But escalating nuclear rhetoric is heightening concerns and risks of an...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba must rebuild the Liberal Democratic Party's reputation after scandals and convince the public that the economy is safer...
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...
Once seen as ostentatious, an imposition on others, and unnecessary in a culture that famously enjoys bathing, perfumes and scents are finally...
Removing highly radioactive fuel debris is critical to securing and decommissioning reactors destroyed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But such...
Tourism is a key lifeline for Pyongyang to obtain foreign currency, as the industry lies outside of the scope of international sanctions. The state...
Several electric vehicle fires in South Korea have dented sales as buyers worry about potential battery hazards. Carmakers are responding by...
The Japanese prime minister will not contest a party leadership vote in September despite an impressive performance on the international stage. But...
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....