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U.S. applauds Yoon’s overture to Japan after speech

The United States strongly supports President Yoon Suk Yeol's vision for a cooperative partnership between South Korea and Japan, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday, and "applauds" efforts by the two countries to improve relations.

2023-03-02

Man ignites furor with Japanese flag on Korea's March 1 holiday

A Sejong resident who faced a fierce backlash from neighbors for hoisting a Japanese flag on the March 1 Independence Movement holiday claimed the move was to support President Yoon Suk Yeol's statement calling Japan a "partner" in...

2023-03-02

Victims of wartime atrocities unite

Lee Yong-soo, a survivor of the Japanese military’s wartime sexual slavery, and Yang Geum-deok, a forced labor victim, hold hands at a rally marking the104th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement Wednesday.

2023-03-01

President Yoon calls Japan 'partner' in dealing with security, economic issues

President Yoon Suk Yeol called Japan a "partner" in tackling security and economic issues and other global challenges on Wednesday in his first address commemorating the March 1 Independence Movement.

2023-03-01

Remembering past heroes

Musical drama students at Hongik University perform a recreation of the March 1 Independence movement in Insa-dong, Seoul, on Tuesday, just a day before the 104th anniversary.

2023-02-28

Moon warns of 'new Cold War'

President Moon Jae-in said in an address Tuesday he was worried about a "new Cold War" amid a rise in nationalism and a push to "gain hegemony by force," a reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-03-01

Moon calls for improved ties with Japan and ‘trilateral partnership’

Korea is always ready for talks with Japan, President Moon Jae-in said in his March 1 address Monday, noting that improved bilateral cooperation would be helpful in a trilateral partnership with the United States.

2021-03-01

Journalist Albert Taylor's Seoul abode restored, will open to public

Dilkusha, the house that once belonged to American journalist Albert Taylor who covered Korea’s March 1 Independence Movement in 1919, will be open to the public for the first time starting Monday. “The restoration of Dilkusha goes beyond a simple...

2021-02-28