Justin McCurry

Tokyo

Japan and Koreas Correspondent at The Guardian

Guardian Japan & Korea correspondent. Wolves fan. Author of War on Wheels: Inside Keirin and Japan's Cycling Subculture. 競輪大ファン。 https://t.co/MrHhktJZMg

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Articles

Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Justin McCurry |Ben Doherty |Amy Hawkins |Helen Davidson |Rebecca Ratcliffe

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has stoked fears over Washington’s commitment to the security of its allies in the Asia Pacific at a time when tensions are running high in the region, home to several potential flashpoints.
how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

1 week ago | msn.com | Justin McCurry |Ben Doherty |Amy Hawkins |Helen Davidson |Rebecca Ratcliffe

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Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Justin McCurry

As clunky as it sounds, “designing a future society for our lives” isn’t a bad ambition for the world in these troubled times. From this Sunday, organisers of the 2025 Exposition in Osaka will be hoping that appeal will put the event’s unsettled preparations in the shade for a six-month celebration of our common humanity.
‘Skyrocketing’ demand for matcha raises fears of shortage in Japan

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Justin McCurry

The appearance of the vivid-green powder elicits smiles and appreciative sounds, and anticipation among dozens of tea lovers. Their hand-milled batches now ready for whisking with hot water, they will soon be rewarded for their patience. The foreign tourists attending a matcha-making experience in Uji, near Kyoto in western Japan, are united in their love of the powdered, bitter form of green tea the Japanese have been drinking for centuries, and which is now at the centre of a global boom.
South Koreans are celebrating Yoon’s impeachment, but the saga is far from over

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Justin McCurry |Raphael Rashid

It had been a long and at times intolerable wait. But the South Korean constitutional court’s decision on Friday to oust Yoon Suk Yeol from office may have restored the public’s faith in their democracy. For 22 minutes, millions of South Koreans held their breath as the chief justice of the constitutional court, Moon Hyung-bae, began delivering the court’s verdict on Yoon’s impeachment over his chaotic declaration of martial law in December.
South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after court upholds impeachment

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Justin McCurry

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South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after court upholds impeachment

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Justin McCurry

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South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after impeachment upheld by court

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Justin McCurry

South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been removed from office after the country’s constitutional court voted to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. After weeks of deliberations and rising concern about the future of South Korean democracy, the court voted to strip Yoon of his presidential powers.
South Korea ‘at breaking point’ ahead of ruling on President Yoon’s impeachment

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Raphael Rashid |Justin McCurry

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South Korea ‘at breaking point’ ahead of ruling on President Yoon’s impeachment

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Raphael Rashid |Justin McCurry

The usually quiet streets outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul are now a political ground zero for a decision that will determine the country’s future. Months after Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law and triggered South Korea’s worst political crisis in decades, the court will on Friday decide whether to uphold the suspended president’s impeachment or return him to office.