Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese statesman, is ...

The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure. By Hannah Beech THE STORY GOES that the Japanese imperial family, which claims the world’s longest unbroken royal ...

It was in October 1897 that King Gojong declared himself Emperor, seizing his chance when the once-dominant China lost to Japan in the ... to shore up a bid for Korean independence and sovereignty ...