Osaka takes 1st place in ranking of Japanese cities for 5th consecutive year
September 4, 2025 TOKYO – Osaka ranked first for the fifth consecutive year in a ranking of major…
South Korea sees marriages fall by half, births down two-thirds, more foreign spouses
September 4, 2025 SEOUL – South Korea has seen marriages fall by nearly half and births shrink to…
Ministries coordinating school enrolments for 50,000 children of returning Cambodian migrant workers
August 15, 2025 PHNOM PENH – Several government ministries are working together to arrange schooling for the estimated…
A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation
Efforts to gut regulation across the US government using AI are well underway. On Wednesday, the Office of…
Series of bomb scares across South Korea raises security concerns
August 12, 2025 SEOUL – Following a spate of bomb threats across South Korea, most of which turned…
Japan PM Ishiba makes no mention of ‘nuclear sharing’ theory at atomic bombing anniversaries
August 11, 2025 TOKYO – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left out any mention of his “nuclear sharing” theory,…
South Korean military to upgrade joint command, control system
August 5, 2025 SEOUL – South Korea’s military will upgrade the Allied Korean Joint Command and Control System…
Water scarcity in Pakistan — a geopolitical ticking time bomb
July 29, 2025 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is currently grappling with severe urban flooding triggered by erratic and intensified…
Reinventing manufacturing: The Korea Herald
July 23, 2025 SEOUL – A decade ago, warnings about the erosion of South Korea’s manufacturing competitiveness were…
Japan to step up fight against counterfeit anime goods overseas
June 25, 2025 TOKYO – The government is planning to deepen cooperation with foreign authorities in cracking down…
First blue-collar pick for South Korea’s labour chief draws praise — and fears of union sway
June 25, 2025 SEOUL – When President Lee Jae Myung’s Cabinet picks were unveiled Monday afternoon, Kim Young-hoon…
South Korea’s debt aid for 1 million sparks debate over fairness and cost
June 23, 2025 SEOUL – The South Korean government’s plan to launch a “bad bank” to ease the…