The top military officers of South Korea and United States were set to meet in Seoul on Thursday to discuss their countries' ...

Even as Washington ramps up pressure on Japan and South Korea to settle trade disputes with the US, diplomatic observers ...

SEOUL, TOKYO and LONDON -- North Korea test-launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning, neighboring South Korea and Japan said. South Korea's military "has detected and is ...

TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday fired a suspected ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, prompting a rare order from Japanese officials for residents to take shelter and ...

North Korea has threatened "bold" military action against Japan after Tokyo announced plans to double its military spending, something the U.S. has long encouraged.

North Korea carries out its 12th missile launch of the year 01:46. Tokyo — North Korea claimed it successfully test-fired a new type of missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads over the ...

TOKYO — North Korea had a busy month in January, capping it Sunday with its seventh missile test, the longest-range one launched in years, as the country pursues a sophisticated weapons arsenal.

North Korea drops out of 2021 Tokyo Olympics 01:36. Tokyo — Citing concerns over the coronavirus, North Korea has announced that it will not join the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which start in ...

South Korea’s Unification Ministry expressed regret over the North’s decision, saying it had hoped that the Tokyo Olympics would provide an opportunity to improve inter-Korean relations, which ...

North Korea would also have Japan’s layered ballistic-missile defenses, consisting of SM-3 interceptors on Aegis destroyers backstopped by the Patriot PAC-3 missile system, to contend with.

Related: North Korea fires missile near Japan; Tokyo, Seoul officials hold emergency meetings "We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people," Abe told journalists, ...

North Korea is banned from participating in the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year as punishment for skipping this summer’s Tokyo Games. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach ...