South Korea

Tokyo-Seoul relations remain mired in bad history and petty insults.

A charming animation turns turtle ships into giant monsters.

Populist politicians love to belittle experts, but when it’s a matter of life and death, the precautionary principle and expertise are what counts.

Loss of privilege has driven an ugly turn to the hard right.

To understand the administration’s new stance, look to the South Korean semiconductor firm Magnachip.

Seoul had bucked for decades against U.S. restrictions—but China isn’t happy.

Moon Jae-in’s White House visit is a good chance to step up talks again.

Biden needs to show that Washington treats the alliance seriously when Moon visits.

The British KGB double agent was a forerunner of today’s radicalized Western jihadis.

Biden’s tough attitude on Pyongyang is mixed with sympathy for his South Korean counterpart.

The U.S.-Korea relationship has always been shaped by Korean Christianity.

Stunning mayoral losses may bode ill for the liberals.

Survivors of World War II sexual enslavement seemed one step closer to reparations, but international pressure and a Korean judge intervened.

A rich and strong nation can pay for its own military.

Misleading narratives about so-called “comfort women” were created in the 2000s.

The system punishes undocumented workers but winks at their employers.

The United States needs to follow South Korea’s post-impeachment example.

Pundits behave as if only North Korea matters in Seoul’s politics.

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