South Korea is stuck with Internet Explorer for online shopping because of security law
Despite its tech savvy, the country depends on a browser that has lost market share elsewhere.
For South Korean, rescues of people abducted by North Korea come with controversy
On the divided Korea Peninsula, even the homecomings can be bitter.
North Korea says six South Koreans detained at border will be allowed to return home
No details were given on the men’s identities or how long they have been held by the reclusive North.
For Tepco and Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, toxic water stymies cleanup
Errors at Fukushima lead to a buildup of 90 million gallons of radioactive water, stymieing the cleanup.
Asia wants a piece of U.S. shale gas boom; Japan, South Korea seek lower-cost LNG
North America’s shale bonanza could lead to the first West-to-East gas trade and drive down prices in Asia.
As U.S. approaches debt ceiling, fears of global recession increase
Some in Europe and Asia say they are stunned at the quixotic partisan fervor shaking global economic pillar.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commits to sales tax, but he adds stimulus to go with it
Shinzo Abe says Japan will go ahead with a sales tax planned for April but will pair it with new stimulus spending.
North Korea indefinitely postpones family reunion event with South
The South says restoring the reunions is an urgent matter for the aging survivors of the Korean War.
After decades of economic growth, South Korea is the land of apartments
After decades of growth, South Korea has a skyline to match — a coast-to-coast line of apartments.
Population of North Korea’s gulag has shrunk, experts say
New reports on the secretive state’s gulag suggest several reasons for the alleged drop.
Satellite images suggest North Korea restarted small nuclear reactor, U.S. institute says
Satellite images suggest North Korea has restarted its small nuclear reactor, a U.S. institute says.
Tokyo will host 2020 Summer Olympics, beating out Istanbul and Madrid
City overcomes concerns that arose from Japan’s 2011 nuclear plant disaster and beats out Istanbul and Madrid.
S. Korea expands ban on fish from northeastern Japan, citing radiation concerns
Concerns about contamination from leaking nuclear plant prompt the move by officials in Seoul.
Japan paying millions to freeze soil, find other ways to stop leaks at Fukushima nuclear plant
$500 million will be used to freeze soil and make other changes at the shuttered nuclear plant.
North and South Korea agree to hold reunions for families separated by war
In the latest sign of a thaw, North and South agree to meet-ups for some of those separated by war.
Prominent N. Korean defector acquitted of espionage by S. Korean court
The defector’s sister, who was also trying to flee North Korea, falsely told authorities of a sibling spy ring.
North Korean prison camp survivors tell U.N. investigators of rights abuses
In public hearings in Seoul this week, testimony turned a long-awaited investigation into horrifying theater.
On anniversary of Japan’s surrender, issue of war history remains touchy
The prime minister tries to balance competing goals in dealing with a controversial war shrine.
South Korea goes after the fortune of Chun Doo-hwan, its last military strongman
Investigation reflects shift; many who were repressed by Chun Doo-hwan are now in power.
North and South Korea move closer to reopening joint industrial park
The neighbors move closer to reopening their border industrial park, shuttered since April.
Chico Harlan has served as the Post’s East Asia bureau chief since 2010, covering the natural and nuclear disasters in Japan and a leadership change in North Korea. In a previous position at the Post, Harlan covered the Washington Nationals during two-year period where they where the league’s worst team, without interruption. He’s also worked at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Daily Telegraph, in Sydney. He’s a graduate of Syracuse University.