Korea Joongang Daily
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito meets Mongolian president to boost ties

Emperor Naruhito's visit to Mongolia aims to enhance ties, focusing on trade and commemorating Japanese WWII prisoners held there.

2025-07-08

New release: Loss, hope and life's second chances on display in novel 'The Emperor of Gladness'

Ocean Vuong, award-winning author of "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" (2019) returns with an achingly beautiful novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

2025-05-09

Civilization doesn’t transform overnight (KOR)

The transformation of civilization does not happen overnight.

2024-06-28

Civilization doesn’t transform overnight

The transformation of civilization does not happen overnight.

2024-06-27

The fatal similarity between two ‘emperors’ (KOR)

The book was destined to disappear from shelves from the beginning, and that symbolically illustrates the harsh reality of Chinese society in 2023.

2023-12-27

The fatal similarity between two ‘emperors’

The book was destined to disappear from shelves from the beginning, and that symbolically illustrates the harsh reality of Chinese society in 2023.

2023-12-26

Japan must go beyond victimhood

Korea and Japan must prepare a reconciliatory process by the time the two leaders celebrate the 60th year of the normalization of relations in 2025.

2023-05-22

Long live Emperor Xi (KOR)

The mood-setting for Xi’s lifetime power has already begun.

2022-11-08

Long live Emperor Xi

The mood-setting for Xi’s lifetime power has already begun.

2022-11-07

Ban Ki-moon, Emperor Naruhito discuss bilateral ties after Olympic opening

Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met briefly with Japanese Emperor Naruhito after the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Friday and discussed the need to improve Korea-Japan ties, according to diplomatic sources Sunday.

2021-07-26