South Korea and Japan agreed Friday to resume joint naval search and rescue exercises for the first time in nine years, according to the defense ministry.

Despite scepticism, a leading campaigner claims Pyongyang is ready to return surviving abductees for ‘immediate, large-scale’ ...

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth." ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons ...

The missiles were fired from the Pyongyang area at about 4 p.m., Japan said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's regime tests ballistic missiles as tensions rise in the region ahead of a massive political ...

Japan will raise the issue of N. Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens "at every diplomatic opportunity" and strengthen international cooperation ...

At the end of the Korean War, the 38th parallel became more than a line on a map. It became a fault line between two planets.

The plaintiffs said North Korea was marketed to them as "paradise on Earth".

Japan "strongly condemned" the launches, saying they threaten regional security.