The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china
South Korea has informed Japan of its intention not to conduct a planned joint search-and-rescue drill this month, sources in Japan’s government and ruling coalition said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-drill-canceled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #defense #sdf
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6% from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/foreign-visitors-october-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #china #southkorea #chinajapanrelations
North Korea has denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-seoul-us-sub-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #submarines #nuclearweapons #defense #us
Japanese and South Korean nonpartisan groups of lawmakers for bilateral friendship Sunday agreed to boost their countries' cooperation to new heights in all areas including politics, economy, society and culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-lawmakers-ok-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japan #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations
Japanese and South Korean lawmakers have held a joint meeting in Seoul as part of a nonpartisan effort to build bilateral friendship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-joint-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #seoul #southkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi
The U.S. wants South Korea to eventually deploy its newly approved nuclear-powered submarines to help counter China’s rapidly expanding fleet, calling it a responsibility expected of a key ally, a top U.S. admiral said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/asia-pacific/us-south-korea-submarine-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #submarines #china #usmilitary #pla #northkorea #us
The Pentagon’s No. 3 official has heaped praise on South Korea for being the first U.S. treaty ally outside of NATO to hike spending 3.5% of GDP on defense — a move expected to impact Japan’s own spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/south-korea-defense-spending-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #sanaetakaichi
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The U.S. and South Korea are in private negotiations to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines for both navies, a potential major shift in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-nuclear-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #southkorea #defense #submarines
More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s grueling university entrance exam on Thursday, causing flights to be halted for a half hour to lessen disturbances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/south-korea-student-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #education #universities #students
ASEAN’s response to the South China Sea dispute remains passive, with most countries "hedging" to avoid conflict with China despite growing tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/13/world/aseans-passive-response-to-south-china-sea-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #philippines #taiwan #icj #scarboroughshoal #defense #southkorea
At a meeting of governors from across Japan and South Korea, officials discussed issues affecting both countries and the need for future cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-cooperation-importance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #depopulation
The head of a suprapartisan league of South Korean lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan called on Tokyo to take a restrained approach regarding the disputed Sea of Japan islets known in Japan as Takeshima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/korea-takeshima-restrained-approach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshima #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #shimane
North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take "more offensive action" as he condemned U.S. security talks with Seoul and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-offensive-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #usmilitary
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off an unidentified ballistic missile on Friday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, with the missile apparently landing outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/north-korea-missile-november-7/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #southkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi
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South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, and has suggested that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-kim-trump-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #northkorea #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #russia #defense #submarines
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