South Korea on Friday strongly protested Japan's renewed claim to its easternmost islets of Dokdo after Japan's top diplomat described them as part of his country's territory. Earlier in the day, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya reiterated Tokyo's territorial claim over the islets in South

For decades, U.S. security in Asia has depended on a network of allies, with Japan and South Korea the two most reliable.

North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint air drills among South Korea, the United States and Japan.

Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region and political tumult in the host nation.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his failed martial law bid by rehashing baseless claims of voter fraud, triggering a fresh wave of misinformation online targeting the National Election Commission (NEC).

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong

Japanese and South Korean fighters escorted U.S. bombers in the first air power demonstration of the year by the three countries.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

South Korea and Japan remain committed to "unwaveringly" developing bilateral ties under any circumstances, Cho told a news conference after the talks, with the two sides agreeing to continue to ...

One failed martial law plot in South Korea later, East Asia is down a more turbulent path in the era of Trump 2.0, says professor of political science Robert Kelly.

The short-range missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, South Korea said. SEOUL and TOKYO -- North Korea launched "several short-range ballistic missiles," that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The US, Japan and South Korea are urging public-private collaboration against the growing threat of North Korean hackers, which cost the industry $1.34 billion worth of crypto in 2024.