Michelle Ye Hee Lee
Tokyo Bureau Chief at The Washington Post
@WashingtonPost Tokyo/Seoul bureau chief, covering Japan & the Koreas. [email protected]. https://t.co/q02Z9kaJIr. Threads/IG/TikTok: myhlee
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Michelle Ye Hee Lee |Ellen Francis
Leaders across Asia issued a flurry of statements to shore up confidence and attempt to avert economic crisis, but China, analysts said, is ready for a showdown.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Ye Hee Lee |Christian Shepherd |Steve Hendrix |Amanda Coletta
Allies and adversaries alike were reeling from Trump’s tariff blitz, with some signaling they were ready to retaliate, while others were still hoping for talks.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Ye Hee Lee |Chie Tanaka
A strong U.S. security ally with a large trade surplus, Japan has few options for retaliating against the tariffs. Instead, it is bracing for an economic hit.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Ye Hee Lee
SEOUL — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday was released from jail, where he was being held while he faces a criminal trial on charges of insurrection for declaring martial law last December. The Seoul Central District Court on Friday ordered Yoon’s release, siding with his lawyers that there was a procedural error in detaining him. Prosecutors had one week to appeal the court’s ruling, but on Saturday declined to do so.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Ye Hee Lee
SEOUL — South Korea’s likely next leader would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart dialogue with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — and would even consider nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize if there was a significant breakthrough, signaling a sharp change from Seoul’s current hard-line approach toward Pyongyang.
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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: https://t.co/OTIBHZ6y4z