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LEE JAE MYUNG

South Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk speaks to The Japan Times at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo on August 4.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Closer ties with Japan an ¡®imperative of our time,¡¯ South Korea¡¯s envoy says
Ambassador Lee Hyuk underlines the need for Seoul and Tokyo to boost ties in view of the commonalities they face in terms of the security situation.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a joint news conference in Andong, South Korea, in May.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2026
Have Tokyo and Seoul overcome their on-again, off-again dynamic?
This week offered two different images of Japan-South Korea relations, with a poll seeing improved public attitudes, while Seoul lodged a protest over Tokyo¡¯s defense white paper.
A man holds a banner criticizing South Korea men¡¯s national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo as he waits for the coach¡¯s arrival at Seoul-Incheon International Airport on June 30. ?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2026
Strong soccer teams start with merit, not politics
Â鶹´«Ã½ treatment of the national team¡¯s head coach is worlds apart from that of his South Korean counterpart, who was forced into an indignant resignation.
South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo resigned on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2026
South Korean president calls for investigation into team¡¯s performance at World Cup
Social media posts showing shops with signs banning the South Korea coach ?from the premises have gone viral in the country.
Jay Y. Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, speaks during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2026
South Korea taps Samsung and SK Hynix in $576 billion AI-chip drive
Flanked ?by the chiefs of the world¡¯s two biggest memory chipmakers, Lee cast the initiative as a ¡°great leap forward.¡±
While Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have kept relations from sliding backward, experts say they have struggled to turn stability into concrete steps forward.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2026
Japan-South Korea detente persists ¡ª but breakthrough remains elusive
Tokyo and Seoul have become better at preventing ties from fraying but have been less successful at turning stability into concrete gains.
Protesters outside the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, which served as a vote-counting center in a recent poll, in Seoul on Wednesday. Demonstrators have demanded a rerun of the June 3 local elections due to ballot paper shortages.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2026
South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages
Dozens of polling stations experienced unprecedented ballot paper shortages on June 3 for the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office a year ago.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung arrive before a family photo prior to a gala dinner as part of the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
South Korea¡¯s Lee asks Trump to lead peaceful diplomacy with North Korea
South ?Korean leader Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to lead ?efforts to resolve the North Korea issue peacefully, as he had done with the war in the Middle East.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Jan. 5.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 9, 2026
South Korea hit the China reset button. Or did it?
Seoul seeks balance as it hedges against the rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2026
South Korea names first female prime minister in decades to lead AI push
Lee Jae Myung hopes the former Naver CEO will help better use the nation¡¯s tech expertise for future growth and ensure its benefits spread more widely through the economy.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the country's 71st Memorial Day to commemorate veterans and independent activists, at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
South Korean president nominates would-be second woman PM
The nomination comes after Lee¡¯s party dominated local elections on Wednesday.
A demonstrator raises his fist as people surround a vote-counting center to protest a controversy over a shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in a local election, in Seoul on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2026
South Koreans protest over ballot mishap, demanding local election rerun
National Election Commission chairperson Rho Tae-ak resigned after public outrage over ballot paper shortages.
A man votes with his daughter at a polling station in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
South Korea¡¯s left wins big in nationwide vote but loses Seoul
The victory of President Lee Jae Myung¡¯s party symbolizes the strength of Lee¡¯s popularity and highlights how the opposition People Power Party is struggling to rebuild itself.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at a news conference in Andong, South Korea, last month. Since winning office, Lee has been riding a wave of support that has consistently hovered around the 60% mark in opinion polls.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2026
South Korea¡¯s Lee faces first election test one year into office
Though thousands of municipal council seats nationwide are up for grabs, attention will likely focus on 17 governor and mayoral races in South Korea¡¯s biggest cities.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for a photo during their meeting in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2026
At talks, Takaichi and South Korea¡¯s Lee agree to bolster energy security
The move comes as concerns over energy supplies continue to rattle Asia amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during their meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 13.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Trump briefs South Korea¡¯s Lee after summit in Beijing
Trump made a rare state visit to China last week, where the two sides discussed trade, the Korean Peninsula and tensions in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a news conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, in November.
JAPAN / Politics
May 17, 2026
South Korea to host Prime Minister Takaichi as quasi-state guest
Takaichi will hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in the president¡¯s hometown of Andong, Gyeongsang province, on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the Prime Minister¡¯s Office in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2026
Takaichi to meet with South Korean President Lee on Tuesday
Takaichi and Lee are slated to meet at the president¡¯s hometown of Andong in North Gyeongsang Province.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung after a press conference to mark the first anniversary of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid, at the Blue House in Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2026
South Korea prepares for local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
The June 3 contest for mayors and governors is South Korea¡¯s first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took power in a snap election following the martial law crisis.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during his new year news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2026
South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights and disinformation claims
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to ¡°reflect¡± on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried him for amplifying social media ¡°disinformation.¡±
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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