South Korean voters headed to the polls to pick a new president on Tuesday, with the two leading candidates vowing to put months of turmoil in the rearview mirror. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-presidential-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #kimmoonsoo #yoonsukyeol #southkoreajapanrelations #china #northkorea #us

A wave of anger in the wake of the chaos that followed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration in December could sweep liberals to a victory in a snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/asia-pacific/politics/anger-liberals-south-korea-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol #handucksoo #kimmoonsoo

With the country set to vote on Tuesday for a new leader to replace ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, there has been an explosion of false claims online ranging from fake videos to bogus endorsements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-election-misinformation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol #handucksoo #kimmoonsoo #misinformation

South Korea will pick a new president Tuesday, with the liberal front-runner, Lee Jae-myung, projected to sail to victory — a win that could shake up ties with Japan and the U.S. and kick-start talks with North Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-presidential-election-japan-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorean #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #northkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #kimmoonsoo #yoonsukyeol

The wife of South Korea's main conservative party candidate has taken a leading role ahead of next week's elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-presidential-race-spouses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #kimmoonsoo #leejaemyung

South Korea's liberal front-runner for president Lee Jae-myung was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, a week before the election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #leejaemyung #southkorea #kimmoonsoo #yoonsukyeol

South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung saw his lead in the election campaign narrow sharply in the latest opinion poll, as conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo made up ground after their first debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/24/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-presidential-race-tightens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #leejaemyung #kimmoonsoo

A South Korean state-funded think tank has slashed its outlook for the country’s growth this year to reflect the fallout from U.S. tariffs on the trade-reliant nation as its presidential race hits full swing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/14/economy/south-korea-half-growth-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #leejaemyung #southkorea #economicindicators #kimmoonsoo #yoonsukyeol

South Korea's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of an election on June 3 following the removal of the country's impeached former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/asia-pacific/politics/election-campaign-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyungyoonsukyeol #kimmoonsoo