When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

The US, which shares intelligence with both countries, could also lose from the end of the General Security of Military Information Agreement.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attend a joint press conference following their summit in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2025. Credit: Office of the ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held their first summit meeting during the G-7 Summit in Canada in June, immediately following Lee’s inauguration ...

The leaders of Japan and South Korea met on Saturday and pledged to enhance cooperation between the two countries, saying economic and security challenges require them to step up bilateral relations.

At Camp David, President Biden thanked the leaders for "political courage." President Joe Biden is bringing together Japan and South Korea, two critical allies in the Indo-Pacific, on Friday for an ...

The agreement that Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States. By Lydia DePillis and Ashley Ahn Lydia DePillis reported ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

History was made this weekend. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made his first overseas trip for bilateral diplomacy, with stops in both Washington DC and Tokyo. But unlike his predecessors, Lee ...

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and River Akira ...