Michelle Ye Hee Lee

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Kim Jong Un has pledged “full support” for Russia’s Putin in his fight against Ukraine. Seoul and Kyiv say he’s now doing that by sending in military personnel.

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The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its parliament is truly representative.

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Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s new leader, replacing Fumio Kishida.

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Whoever the Liberal Democratic Party chooses, they will have to handle graft, the economy — and maybe Donald Trump. Here’s what to know about the contenders.

The Post’s Michelle Ye Hee Lee had a rare opportunity in May to ride in a retiring fighter jet that the United States supplied to South Korea over 50 years ago.

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The U.S. Phantom F-4 fighter jet, which South Korea has just retired from use, acts as a metaphor for the countries’ security alliance. It’s also a hell of a ride.

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Japanese ramen joints are going out of business at a record pace as restaurants struggle with rising prices of ingredients, electricity and wages.

Japan has been experiencing inflation after decades of low to negative interest rates, and it’s affecting ramen, one of the country’s favorite cheap meals.

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Kishida said he will stand down as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, and therefore as prime minister, to allow the party to recover from recent scandals.