The United States, Japan, and South Korea are strengthening their military presence in the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's nuclear program.

South Korea's chairman of of the joint chiefs of staff hosted his counterparts from the U.S. and Japan in Seoul on Friday.

In letters so far to 14 countries, including smaller exporters to the United States such as Serbia, Thailand and Tunisia, Trump hinted at opportunities for additional negotiations, even while warning that reprisals would draw a like-for-like response.

President Trump's newly announced 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan closely reflect tariffs for each nation that Trump had announced on April 2, before implementing a 90-day pause that was set to expire Wednesday.

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The defending champions Japan defeated China 2-0 on Saturday for their second straight win at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship, with the host nation South Korea coming up as their final opponent next week.

A special event for idol fans opened on July 2 at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Fans call this "oshikatsu" -- activities to show love ･･･

Japan is undertaking its most aggressive effort in decades to revive its ailing shipbuilding sector, proposing a ¥1tn ($7bn) national fund and consolidating its top players in a bid to challenge China’s near-total dominance in the global market.

Just two months after a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, previously stolen from a Japanese temple and brought to Korea, was returned to Japan in May, a temp