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Japan is once again grappling with a rice crisis — but this time, the challenges go far beyond short-term supply disruptions. With prices more than doubling in the past year and references to the historic 1918 unrest resurfacing, the so-...

Just over 3 weeks after taking office on 4 June, President Lee Jae-myung has already made a series of moves toward forming his cabinet and administration more broadly, including nominating longtime political ally Kim Min-seok as Prime Mi...

Following Korea’s second by-election in the past ten years, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected as the country’s 21st president early Wednesday morning, by an 8% margin over the runner-up. Lee was carried into office by ...

As Korea’s presidential race hurtles toward its final stretch, the political atmosphere is charged with anticipation. With just days to go before the nation heads to the polls, the official campaign period has delivered a whirlwind of te...