North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean government expressed "deep disappointment and regret" over Japanese officials visiting a Tokyo war shrine on Friday and said future relations must be built on Japan ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae at their summit meeting in Nara Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 13, 2026. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Earlier this ...

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% early Monday, as South Korea's Kospi plunged as much as 7.4%.

The United States was caught by surprise when heavily-armed North Korean troops and tanks poured into South Korea on June 25, 1950. But the Chicago Tribune had predicted America’s enemies would pull ...