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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office Friday, when the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach him over his effort to impose martial law. wapo.st/4lb8ySp

I was the only foreign media reporter allowed inside South Korea’s Constitutional Court for the verdict today to remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. Here’s what it was like:

Fantastic reporting by Michelle Ye Hee Lee in the The Washington Post: "How the few freedoms North Koreans enjoyed have vanished since the pandemic" washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/…

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass is arriving in Tokyo on April 18, according to embassy announcement. He will arrive just as U.S.-Japan trade negotiations over tariffs kick off.

George Glass, the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, landed in Tokyo today:

South Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, has resigned. He’s expected to announce his candidacy for president tomorrow. Big turn of events for a career technocrat who took the helm during a turbulent time, now gaining momentum to mount a challenge against Lee Jae-myung.

South Korean Supreme Court today overturned a ruling that Lee Jae-myung, frontrunner in the presidential race, was not guilty in an election law case - throwing his eligibility into question and potentially risking his credibility as candidate. Election is in less than 5 weeks.

Kim Mun-soo and Han Duck-soo are debating each other outdoors at the National Assembly compound, about whether/how to unify candidacies, as supporters yell out for/against them. It's being aired live: youtube.com/watch?v=TNvase…

Compared to back-door dealings between politicians, this is a fascinating display of leadership negotiations in front of the press and the public. People are heckling/cheering like they're watching a sports game.

No resolution on unifying candidacies, but the talks end for now with two hugs and a handshake