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LEE JAE MYUNG

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung walks with Cabinet members as he visits the National Cemetery in Seoul at the beginning of the new year on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 1, 2026
China seeks South Korean support on Japan and Taiwan before Lee’s visit
President Lee Jae Myung’s inaugural visit to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping comes as tensions simmer between China, Taiwan and Japan.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) will travel to Beijing in early January for a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Lee's first visit to China since ‍he ⁠took office in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2025
South Korea’s Lee to visit China from Jan. 4-7 as Seoul seeks to restore ties
Lee Jae Myung’s first trip to China since taking office in June will see him discuss plans to ‍reach concrete outcomes in areas such as supply chains and geopolitical issues.
South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac spoke with Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in two separate meetings in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 23, 2025
South Korea’s security adviser affirms good Japan ties ahead of leader’s visit
A meeting between the leaders in January would come as relations between Tokyo and Seoul remain stable after a warming of ties in 2023.
The Unification Church headquarters in Seoul. Police raided the headquarters on Monday and named its leader as a suspect in the bribery of several high-profile politicians.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
South Korea raids Unification Church headquarters over bribery case
The church is at the center of a mounting scandal in South Korea over alleged payments to lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) attends a party meeting in Pyongyang in a photo dated Tuesday and released on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2025
North Korea fires artillery salvo as it kicks off key party meeting
The meeting, led by leader Kim Jong Un, will discuss key policy issues as well as plans for an upcoming Workers’ Party congress — North Korea’s first in five years.
People wait in a line to get into the Blue House’s main building in Seoul in June. Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol had blasted the Blue House as a "symbol of imperial power.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
South Korea to move presidential office to roll back Yoon legacy
Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the defense ministry’s compound in Yongsan, central Seoul, upon his inauguration in 2022.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday in Seoul.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2025
SoftBank Group CEO meets with South Korean president
The pair discussed cooperation in the fields of AI and semiconductors, as well as infrastructure investment.
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung holds a news conference at the Blue House in Seoul on Wednesday, one year after ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
South Korea’s Lee says on martial law anniversary perpetrators must face justice
The South Korean president said there was still work to be done to address the fallout of the failed martial law bid by his predecessor a year ago.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Johannesburg on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
South Korea to calmly watch Japan-China tensions, says president
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will do its best to maximize its national interest.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump in Geyongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29. The two leaders finalized a trade deal that lowered tariffs on South Korean car imports and investment in the United States.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 23, 2025
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal
In regard to Japan, another key ally, Lee has signaled a flexible stance and continued bilateral cooperation.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talks with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov.1.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Takaichi’s summit diplomacy scores highly in Jiji poll
A total of 75.1% of respondents rated highly the prime minister’s summit meetings with the leaders of the U.S., China and South Korea.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is greeted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during their meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
South Korea hosts Xi as Chinese leader rekindles fraught ties
The visit was the Chinese leader’s first since 2014 and comes after years of strained ties over everything from trade to cultural disputes.
A South Korean protester holds a placard showing a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as a thief during a rally ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up
U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the event, but a joint declaration appeared to reflect U.S. views, and did not mention multilateralism or the World Trade Organization.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shakes hands with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after taking a group photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
South Korea’s Lee says ‘worries vanished’ after meeting Takaichi
At a news conference, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that he believed the bilateral relationship would continue to improve.
A man walks past a TV screen showing a news broadcast of a North Korean missile test, at the main train station in Seoul on Oct. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2025
North Korea says denuclearization is unrealizable ‘pipe dream’
Pyongyang said it “will show with patience that denuclearization is a ‘pipe dream’ which can never be realized.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Xi to hold talks with Lee on first South Korea visit in 11 years
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was set to meet his new South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, as both leaders work to rebuild ties between their two countries.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim at the opening of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2025
Takaichi shines on the diplomatic stage
Takaichi got especially high marks for her masterful handling of U.S. President Donald Trump. Channeling her mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first in-person talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the APEC regional summit Thursday evening.
The USS Annapolis nuclear-powered submarine is anchored at a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, in July 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2025
South Korea to build nuclear-powered subs in U.S., Trump says
Washington’s decision to share the closely held nuclear technology with Seoul could have implications for Tokyo’s own defense policies.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Trump lands in South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles
The U.S. president will address a summit of CEOs and meet with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
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