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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung react as they play drump together after their talks in Nara, western Japan on 13 January 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Japan, South Korea leaders drum to K-pop after summit

The impromptu jam session followed their summit yesterday (14 January) in Nara, Japan’s ancient capital and Takaichi’s hometown.

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: Reuters

South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law

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Alcaraz beats Sinner in sold-out South Korea exhibition match

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean president vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. Photo: JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs: Prosecutor

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies near skid marks on the runway at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

South Korea parliament passes bill to launch probe into 2024 Jeju Air crash

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Fans ecstatic as Kim Woo-bin and Shin Min-ah finally tie the knot after a decade of romance

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2025. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression: Prosecutor

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

South Korea's Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and politics

Crew members of South Korean Navy's Shin Chae-ho, KSS-III Dosan Ahn Changho class submarine, salute during a fleet review to mark the 80th anniversary of the Navy's founding, in the waters off Busan, South Korea, 26 September 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea's nuclear submarine gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia

US President Donald Trump is presented with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa" (not pictured) and a replica gold crown during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

South Korea's Lee praises Trump, hopes US can resume North Korea dialogue

A South Korean ferry that had been stranded near a rocky island off Shinan while carrying 267 people is docked at a pier in Mokpo after arriving hours later with all passengers and crew rescued safely, in Mokpo, South Korea, November 20, 2025. Photo: Yonhap/via REUTERS

Stricken ferry in South Korea towed to port as authorities launch probe