The leaders of South Korea and Japan said they planned to discuss cooperation on global issues and security concerns raised by North Korea as they started their first formal summit held in Seoul in …
Japan PM Kishida visits Seoul to forge closer ties amid N.Korea threats
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul on Sunday to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing a sceptical public there as the leaders seek deeper ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea and China’s increasing assertiveness.
Do the ominous nuclear warnings to North Korea make South Korea safer?
On the strategic side, this summit sought to reaffirm US extended deterrence in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. With Yoon at his side, Biden warned that a North Korean attack would “result in the end of whatever regime” authorized it.
Japan PM Kishida visits Seoul to forge closer ties amid North Korea threats
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Seoul on Sunday to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing a sceptical public there as the leaders seek deeper ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea and China’s increasing assertiveness.
Seoul to back companies looking to sue Pyongyang for using South Korean property without consent
Seoul is pushing to hold Pyongyang liable for damaging and using the property of South Korean companies without their consent at the Mount Geumgang resort in North Korea, officials told The Korea …
‘A turning point’: what’s in store for South Korea-Japan ties as Yoon, Kishida meet in Seoul?
Building closer security ties to counter North Korea’s threat, expanding economic cooperation are among the issues likely to be the focus of Kishida’s Seoul trip.
Texas Senate passes bill putting restrictions on land purchases by citizens of China, Iran, Russia, North Korea
The Texas Senate has passed a bill putting restrictions on land purchases by citizens of China Iran Russia and North Korea The Intercept reported …
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Brian J. Karem highlights the seriousness of the current political climate, as nuclear threats loom and democracies face opposition from violent despots. He examines President Biden’s resolve against …
Israel PM Netanyahu tells congressional members Iran threat is ‘like 50 North Koreas’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a bipartisan group from Congress visiting the region on Thursday that Iran was like 50 North Koreas.
Japan PM heads to Seoul as ties warm over North Korea threat
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Seoul this weekend as the two countries seek to bury historical animosities and reboot their relationship in the face of a growing threat from North …