The disgraced leader will now remain in custody, with the new warrant allowing investigators to keep him for up to 20 days.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is monitoring developments in South Korea with "particular and grave" concerns, the top government spokesman said Wednesday, following the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law in December.
A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? Suspended South Korean president facing impeachment trial for martial law decree - Yoon threw his country into political turmoil by briefly declaring martial law last month
As political changes loom, South Korea’s leadership crisis could affect ties with China, Japan and the US, observers say.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities.
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.
Japan and South Korea's foreign ministers met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations, amid increasing regional security challenges and major political upheaval in South Korea.  Japan's Takeshi Iwaya visited Seoul as the country grapples with
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he's become the country's first-ever
Thousands of South Koreans have gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital Seoul, either demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed December 3 martial law decree or calling for his impeachment to be declared invalid.
China will make every effort to rescue Chinese nationals who fell foul of scam operations luring them to countries including Myanmar, the public security ministry said late on Wednesday.