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Andrew Salmon

asalmon@washingtontimes.com

Seoul, South Korea-based Andrew Salmon, Asia Editor at The Washington Times. brings two decades of journalistic experience to the position. Before joining The Washington Times, he was Northeast Asia Editor of Hong Kong-based Asia Times. Andrew’s reporting previously appeared in The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, The International Herald Tribune, The South China Morning Post, The Times and The Washington Times. He has made television appearances on Arirang TV, CNN and France24. He can be reached at asalmon@washingtontimes.com.

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Tomihiro Tanaka, right, president of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Tokyo. The church has criticized the Japanese government’s request for a court order to dissolve the group, saying it’s based on groundless accusations and is a serious threat to the religious freedom and human rights of its followers. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) ** FILE **

In central Tokyo: A church under siege tries to find a way forward

The church sits on a side street just a few minutes' walk from Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, home to one of the world's busiest rail stations, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections and a poignant statue of the famously faithful dog, Hachiko. Things are calm at the service, but the Unification Church finds itself facing what church officials say is a multipronged political, legal and media onslaught.

February 11, 2025
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japanese, South Korean markets rocked by Trump’s tariffs

The markets and currencies of U.S. allies Japan and South Korea plunged Monday as their capital markets opened for the first time since President Trump announced plans to hammer Mexico and Canada with tariffs this week. Markets in Europe and the U.S. were primed for big losses as well.

February 3, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a joint press conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto after their meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

North Korea slams Japan’s new mission to NATO

North Korea, fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine in its first major conflict since the Korean War, on Monday adopted its ally's tone in lambasting warming Japanese ties to NATO.

January 20, 2025