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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the president office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. President Yoon said Tuesday his government will take steps to restore Japan’s preferential trade status as he's trying to push for his contentious bid to resolve fraught ties with Japan despite domestic opposition.(Lim Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea to restore Japan’s trade status to improve ties

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

One of Japan fan prepares to cheer their them before they watch on a live stream of a World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and United States being played at LoanDepot Park in Miami, during a public viewing event Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

WBC returns in March 2026, retaining spring training slot

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a ballistic missile in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, on March 19, 2023. North Korea says its ballistic missile launch over the weekend simulated a nuclear attack against South Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea rehearses ‘nuclear counterattack’ scenario with latest missile test

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is an intercontinental ballistic missile in a launching drill at the Sunan international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese, Korean leaders move to mend frayed ties at Tokyo summit

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a ballistic missile the country test-fired in North Korea on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. North Korea test-fired at least two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday from the southwestern coastal town of Jangyon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting in New York on Sept. 21, 2022. South Korea’s president wants Japan to join his efforts to improve ties frayed over Tokyo’s past colonial rule, saying there is an increasing need for greater bilateral cooperation because of North Korean nuclear threats and global supply chain challenges. (Ahn Jung-won/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea roiled over move to resolve long dispute with Japan

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting in New York on Sept. 21, 2022. South Korea’s president wants Japan to join his efforts to improve ties frayed over Tokyo’s past colonial rule, saying there is an increasing need for greater bilateral cooperation because of North Korean nuclear threats and global supply chain challenges. (Ahn Jung-won/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea’s leader says Seoul-Tokyo ties key to address North Korea, supply chains

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

U.S. Army's Apache helicopters park at a training field in Yeoncheon, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 13, 2023. The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years on Monday, as North Korea said it tested submarine-launched cruise missiles in an apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Hostility against U.S.-South Korean drills shows fears of isolated North

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on March 13, 2023. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Tuesday, March 14, the South Korean military said, in the country's second weapons launch this week. The launch came a day after the U.S. and South Korean militaries began their largest joint field exercises in years on Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea launches 2 missiles to sea as allies hold drills

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with his daughter, inspects what it says is an artillery drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, March 9, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea fires missile from submarine, Seoul says

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

U.S. and South Korean army soldiers, left, come out from their armored vehicles during a joint military drill between South Korea and the United States in Paju, South Korea on Jan. 13, 2023. The South Korean and U.S. militaries said Friday, March 3, they'll go ahead with large-scale annual military drills later this month despite North Korea's threats to take "unprecedently" strong action against such training.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) **FILE**

Ex-general warns South Korea less battle-capable than North

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's missiles launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a frontline artillery drill simulating an attack on an unspecified South Korean airfield as he called for his troops to sharpen their combat readiness in the face of his rivals' "frantic war preparation moves," state media said Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim supervises North Korean troops simulating attack on South

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, top, flies in formation with South Korea's Air Force F-15K fighters over the western sea of Korean peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2023.(South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

Kim’s sister warns North Korea ready to act against U.S., South

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Members of civic groups shout slogans during a rally against the South Korean government's announcement of a plan over the issue of compensation for forced labors, in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2023. South Korea on Monday announced a contentious plan to raise local civilian funds to compensate Koreans who won damages in lawsuits against Japanese companies that enslaved them during Tokyo's 35-year colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. A banner reads "Discards humiliating solution to forced labor issue." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea reveals plan to heal long rift with Tokyo over forced labor

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

People pass by a statue symbolizing forced Korean workers, in Seoul Monday, March 6, 2023. South Korea says it’ll raise local civilian funds to compensate Koreans who won damages in lawsuits against Japanese companies that enslaved them during World War II. (Kyodo News via AP)

South Korea pushes to end Japan disputes over forced laborers

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Col. Isaac Taylor, left, of the United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), and United States Forces Korea (USFK) and Col. Lee Sung-jun of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff attend the press briefing of the Freedom Shield Exercise at the Defense Ministry Friday, March 3, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. The 11-day Freedom Shield is part of an annual combined training with troops from South Korea and the United States which is scheduled this month. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S., South Korea announce largest field exercises in 5 years

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

By Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated photo provided on July 23, 2020 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a new chicken farm being built in Hwangju County, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea says it fired cruise missiles as rivals trained

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press