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People shelter from the heat under umbrellas in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2026
Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
In the affluent district of Gangnam, access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.
South Korea has one of the world's highest suicide rates.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2026
AI cameras spot suicide attempts in South Korea¡¯s capital
The surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe or picks up a dedicated suicide-prevention phone.
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.
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.
Lee Chang-wol walks to her church through the Guryong Village shantytown in the Gangnam district of Seoul on March 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 30, 2026
¡®Nowhere else to go¡¯: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul
Having lived in the Gangnam district¡¯s Guryong Village for nearly 40 years, many are resistant to take the city¡¯s offer to leave and may face eviction.
Seoul has repeatedly ?objected to Japan's territorial claims over the tiny islets known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2026
South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
The tiny islets, known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them, have long been ?a source of tension between the neighboring countries.
Akihisa Nagashima, a leader of the Japanese delegation, attended a joint meeting of Japanese and South Korean lawmakers in Seoul on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2025
Japanese and South Korean lawmakers hold joint meeting
The lawmakers held discussions on diplomacy, security, the economy and culture.
A life-size holographic police officer, intended to prevent crime, at a park in Seoul on Aug. 28. Three people were stabbed to death Wednesday at a pizza restaurant in the South Korean capital ¡ª a rare occurrence in the city.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2025
Three killed in stabbing at Seoul pizza restaurant
The attack in the city¡¯s Gwanak district was carried out by the restaurant¡¯s owner, police said.
People take a selfie in front of the presidential residence of the Blue House in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Visitors rush to see South Korea¡¯s Blue House before presidential return
Public access to some buildings at the Blue House will be restricted from mid-July as the new president moves in.
At least two people were trapped Friday when a construction site for a new subway line collapsed near Seoul, the National Fire Agency said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2025
Two trapped in subway construction site collapse near Seoul
The National Fire Agency said the collapse occurred during ¡°tunnel reinforcement work.¡±
The N Seoul Tower was lit up on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2025
Tokyo and Seoul towers light up to mark anniversary of ties
Ambassadors from Japan and South Korea respectively attended the lighting ceremonies in the two countries.
Protesters calling for the ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol react after the result of the second impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2024
Protesters in South Korea rejoice as lawmakers impeach Yoon
Saturday was a big day in Seoul, where many thousands have gathered over the past couple of weeks to voice their displeasure for ¡ª or support of ¡ª Yoon.
Protesters outside the National Assembly call for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2024
How the streets of Seoul responded to a martial law decree
South Koreans immediately took to the streets after President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation with a late-night decree of martial law.
A man mourns at the memorial altar for victims of a crowd crush that killed over 150 people in the party district of Itaewon in Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2024
Ex-police chief jailed three years over deadly South Korea crowd crush
Former Yongsan district police chief Lee Im-jae was convicted of failing to prevent the Halloween 2022 crush in the Itaewon district that killed over 150.
A charging cable is connected to a Hyundai electric vehicle at the 2022 Busan International Motor Show in Busan, South Korea, on July 14, 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 8, 2024
Seoul EV explosion sparks safety fears, prompting charging rethink
Over 700 people were evacuated and 23 hospitalized after an unplugged electric Mercedes-Benz sedan caught fire in a Seoul underground parking lot.
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2024
Seoul¡¯s eclectic Art OnO shines light on Â鶹´«Ã½ artists and galleries
Japanese contributions accounted for almost a third of the non-Seoul based booths at the art fair¡¯s inaugural event, which featured artists such as Yoshitomo Nara and Hisao Domoto.
Baseball fans wait to enter Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Wednesday ahead of the MLB opener between the Dodgers and Padres.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 20, 2024
K-pop stars to help showcase South Korea during Seoul Series
Before Ohtani¡¯s debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres begins, K-pop girl group aespa will hit the stage for a performance.
Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Sunday ahead of the MLB opening series between the Dodgers and Padres.
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2024
No explosives found at Seoul stadium after bomb threat against Ohtani
Authorities did not find anything at the venue after special investigators searched the premises in the morning.
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani arrives at Incheon International Airport in South Korea ahead of the MLB's Seoul Series, on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 19, 2024
All eyes on Ohtani on eve of MLB¡¯s Seoul Series
The Dodgers star touched down in South Korea to a welcome worthy of a K-pop act
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
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
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.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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