Washington extended an atomic umbrella over its allies. Now some feel it may be time to seek their own weapons ...

South Korea's wildfires have already exceeded the scale of the recent Southern California and Western Japan wildfires combined The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have ...

The fires are collectively the third largest in South Korea's history ... from a combination of complex factors. Neighbouring Japan was also experiencing wildfires over the weekend, with blazes ...

Germany has said it "will not give in" and that Europe must "respond firmly" as US President Donald Trump targets imported ...

South Korea has sent nearly 200,000 children abroad ... At a press conference on Wednesday, Yooree Kim, sent to France by an adoption agency at the age of 11 without the consent of her biological ...

Top trade officials from South Korea, Japan and China were meanwhile set on Sunday to meet in Seoul to discuss economic cooperation, a government source told AFP on Friday.

The Unification Church, which was started in South Korea, has established a presence in Japan since the 1960s. The name "Moonies" was derived from the name of its founder, Sun Myung Moon.

This move has sparked criticism in Japan, with some accusing their government ... following a trilateral meeting with China and South Korea on Saturday, Mr Iwaya expressed optimism about the ...

Iran, the second-highest ranked AFC side in the FIFA standings, needed only a point to join Japan in qualifying ... In Group B, Son Heung-min's South Korea remain top and favourites to progress ...

South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade ...

China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by US ...

From left: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho ...