Korea-Japan agreement on "comfort women" victims This photo taken Dec. 28, 2025, shows a statue of a seated girl symbolizing ...

Yoshiaki Yoshimi, the top scholar on Japan’s system of military sexual slavery, talks to the Hankyoreh about his new book and ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed Wednesday to sharply increase defense spending and build a more self-reliant military, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s “ America First” agenda ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — North Korea’s government media on Friday denounced the year’s U.S. military activity in the region as “gravely threatening” to “strategic stability” on the Korean ...

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea's plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks.

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft with the 11th Fighter Wing takes off from Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 30, 2025. Credit: U.S. Marine ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself ...