DONALD KIRK

DONALD KIRK

Seoul, South Korea
Donald Kirk is the Seoul Correspondent of the Sun.

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for…

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Kishida Due To Address Congress Thursday as America, Japan on Biggest Expansion of Mutual Defense Relationship in 70 Years

Prime minister is meeting President Biden on the first state visit since Shinzo Abe, now gone, alas, came to Washington nine years ago.

AP/Susan Walsh
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Electoral Disaster in South Korea’s Assembly Election Could Imperil a Growing Entente With Japan and America

Joint military exercises could be curtailed as left-leaning Minjoo party flexes its muscles after gains in the legislature, and an impeachment of President Yoon is not out of the question.

Jung Yeon-Je/Pool via AP, file
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South Korea’s Island Province of Jeju Wants To Know Why President Yoon Is a No-Show for Memorial of 1948 Massacre

Sentiment on Jeju being closely watched in advance of elections Wednesday for Free Korea’s National Assembly.

AP/Lee Jin-man
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Sharp Turn Ahead as Japan, Philippines, and Free Korea Ready for Trilateral Summit That Once Would Have Seemed Unlikely

Parley set for Thursday at the White House, as Communist China claims the South China Sea, including Philippine islets and shoals.

AP/Evan Vucci
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South Korea’s Yoon, the Conservative President, Facing Serious Challenge in Legislative Elections Next Month

Vote could hobble the government’s ability to pass its programs during the final three years left in Mr. Yoon’s term.

Jung Yeon-Je/Pool via AP, file
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Dodgers, Padres Put on Show in Korea, as Drama Erupts Over News That Ohtani’s Interpreter Allegedly Stole Millions

Theft said to have been used to cover gambling debts by his interpreter, yet Ohtani keeps calm and gets another RBI by clobbering a long sacrifice fly.

AP/Lee Jin-man
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