BRUSSELS (Kyodo) -- The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday voiced "serious concerns" over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as well as its growing military cooperation with Russia, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan called for an end to actions that "destabilize" security around the Taiwan Strait, in what appears to be a veiled warning to China amid increasing military exercises in the area.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, four months after he threw South Korean politics into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.

The constitutional court unanimously voted to uphold Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the importance of bilateral cooperation with South Korea will not change, after

South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld parliament's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and removed him from office

Asian nations have been hit worst from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with 34% tariffs being imposed on China, 46% on Vietnam, 26% on India, and 26% on South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to impose a 10 percent "baseline" tariff on imports from all foreign countries, as well as "reciprocal" tariffs, including 25 percent duties for South Korea,