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Missing Navy sailor found dead in East Sea
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (30+ words) A South Korean Navy sailor who went missing from a frigate near the eastern maritime border with North Korea was found dead Monday, less than a day after he was...
North Korea slams Japan’s live-fire drill as rehearsal for reinvasion
4+ week, 14+ min ago (607+ words) National North Korea slams Japan’s live-fire drill as rehearsal for reinvasion Published: June 16, 2026 - 14:39:51 North Korea on Tuesday slammed the recent large-scale live-fire drill carried out by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, claiming the drill was part of plans to complete what…...
Japan defense chief takes swipe at China
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) World Japan defense chief takes swipe at China Published: May 31, 2026 - 14:41:41 Japan's defense minister took a veiled swipe at China Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi,…...
Statue of Peace no longer fenced off after 6 years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) National Statue of Peace no longer fenced off after 6 years Published: May 6, 2026 - 14:48:30 Police dismantle barriers installed amid clashes over wartime sexual slavery memorial Police barricades surrounding the Statue of Peace near the former Japanese Embassy in central Seoul were fully…...
Remains of centenarian independence fighter to return home this week
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) National Remains of centenarian independence fighter to return home this week Published: April 20, 2026 - 10:02:04 The remains of centenarian independence activist Lee Ha-jun, who fought under the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule, will return home this week from the United States to be laid…...
YouTuber attends arrest warrant hearing over alleged defamation of Lee
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) National YouTuber attends arrest warrant hearing over alleged defamation of Lee Published: April 16, 2026 - 11:40:27 Conservative YouTuber Jeon Han-gil appeared at a court Thursday to attend a hearing on his potential arrest on charges of defaming President Lee Jae Myung and Lee…...
(2nd LD) Missing worker's location identified after Navy submarine fire at Ulsan shipyard
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (353+ words) National (2nd LD) Missing worker's location identified after Navy submarine fire at Ulsan shipyard Published: April 9, 2026 - 19:16:48 ULSAN -- The location of a worker who went missing in a fire that broke out on a Navy submarine under maintenance at a shipyard in Ulsan…...
First submarine named after Massachusetts joins US Navy fleet
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) World First submarine named after Massachusetts joins US Navy fleet Published: March 30, 2026 - 11:45:51 This is the 25th Virginia-Class submarine co-produced by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding and the fifth US Navy vessel named after Massachusetts. During Saturday's commission ceremony…...
Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies; 5 survivors left
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (358+ words) National Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies; 5 survivors left Published: March 29, 2026 - 09:40:40 A victim of Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II has died, the gender ministry said Saturday, bringing the number of officially registered surviving…...
[Editorial] The silent war
8+ mon, 3+ hour ago (685+ words) Opinion [Editorial] The silent war Published: Nov. 14, 2025 - 05:30:00 It began with a flicker on a smartphone screen. A counselor for North Korean defectors found her device suddenly wiped clean, her contacts hijacked and a fake “stress relief program” sent to friends…...