Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan agreed Thursday to continue high-level in-person talks between the two neighbors at the "earliest date possible," Seoul's foreign ministry said, amid the political turmoil from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.

With the South Korean won weakening to the lowest level against the U.S. dollar since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, businesses catering to foreign tourists, including travel and duty-free retail, are eyeing potential opportunities.

South Korea’s diplomatic and security relations with Japan experienced a dramatic turnaround under Yoon. Tokyo fears that progress won’t last under a new president.

Japan and South Korea will celebrate 60 years of normalized relations in 2025, but given the current situation, they will have difficulty in making bold, mutual compromises to change the status quo. The best that can be expected for now is a maintenance of the status quo.

U.S. lawmakers and diplomatic officials stressed the need for close cooperation among the United States, South Korea and Japan in response to the possible impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Japan and South Korea are modernising their F-15 fighter fleets. Japan has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million contract to upgrade the F-15J fighters in its Air Force, as announced by the US government on 10 December. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will modernise its fighters to the Japan Super Interceptor configuration.

From iconic fish-shaped pastries to snacks, the U.S., China, and Japan are leading the way in savoring the K-food wave.

South Korea also topped Japan in 2023, the Cabinet Office said in the annual economic data released Monday. South Korean GDP figures received a boost from the nation's retroactive revisions.

Japan plans to maintain working-level communications with South Korea in the wake of its National Assembly's vote on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol.

South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party officials said, as the risk of further political uncertainty heightened.

While Yoon's popularity withered at home, he remained a popular figure with the Biden administration, which Yoon helped to achieve some of its key Asia policy aims, most notably tightening trilateral cooperation among the U.S., South Korea and Japan.

The South Korean government has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and one entity from North Korea for engaging in illicit cyber activities.