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Members of main opposition Democratic Party stage a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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A look at the context behind South Korea's shocking martial law edict
By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press
Wed,12/04/24-1:23AM , 72 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — It may seem that the wild scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea's parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere.
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South Korea’s governing party chief is expressing support for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely

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What to know about martial law and the impeachment vote threatening South Korea's president
By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press
Tue,12/03/24-12:22PM , 365 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Is South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the verge of being forced out of office for declaring martial law nearly a week ago?
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A directional sign showing the distance to North Korea's Kaesong and Seoul stands in front of fences adorned with ribbons bearing messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Key takeaways from AP's examination of South Korea's split views on North Korea's nuclear threats
By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press
Wed,09/11/24-11:57PM , 78 Reads
POHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Associated Press spoke with dozens of South Koreans for a detailed look at the nation's stark division in views about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's aggre
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Staff of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) watch a live streaming of the pinpoint moon landing operation by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft at JAXA's Sagamihara Campus Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Sagamihara near Tokyo. Japan's space agency said early Saturday that its spacecraft is on the moon, but is still "checking its status." More details will be given at a news conference, officials said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press
Fri,01/19/24-3:21AM , 432 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world's first “pinpoint lunar landing." The milestone puts Japan in a club previously occupied by only the United States, the Soviet Union, India and China.
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