Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life in prison on a charge of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law.
A court in South Korea has sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for playing a key role in an insurrection related to former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law in December 2024.
Japan’s education ministry has decided to allow three national universities to take in more students from abroad, amid intensifying international competition to attract foreign students. The ministry says there were a record 336,708 foreign students in Japan in 2024. It aims to increase the figure to 400,000 by 2033.