Activists chant slogans while scuffling during a protest against Japan's plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, in central Seoul, South Korea on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





South Korean protesters scuffle with police during a rally against Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, on August 22, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan will begin to discharge treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant August 24, despite lingering safety concerns. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party members and supporters hold electronic candles during a rally to demand the withdrawal of the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a contentious step more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a battle against ever-increasing amounts of radioactive water at the plant. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Activists take part in a protest against Japan releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, in Busan, South Korea on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Minwoo Park/Reuters)





Mock fishes are placed before a rally to demand the stop of the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, August 24, 2023. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





South Korean students are detained by police officers as they attempt to enter to Japanese Embassy to protest denouncing to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, at a building which houses Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, August 24, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean – a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan's battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Members of U.S. Special Operations Command Korea and South Korea's Army Special Warfare Command take part in a joint maritime infiltration training as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, at a shore in Yangyang, northern South Korea, Monday, August 28, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





South Korea's K21 infantry fighting vehicle sails to shores in a smoke during the combined wet gap crossing military drill between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise in Cheorwon, South Korea, Thursday, August 31, 2023. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean army's K1A2 tank fires during a drill as part of South Korea and the United States' joint annual military exercise, the Ulchi Freedom Shield, at a training filed in Cheorwon, South Korea, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Photo by South Korea Defense Ministry via AP Photo)





This handout photo taken on August 31, 2023 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows South Korean soldiers participating in an air assault drill at a training field in Jangseong, as part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military drills between South Korea and the United States. (Photo by Handout/South Korean Defence Ministry/AFP Photo)





Visitors gather around an art work at the Frieze art fair, in Seoul, South Korea on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A South Korean teacher reacts as others chant slogans during a protest to demand better protection of their rights, the normalization of public education and to mourn a young teacher found dead in July in an apparent suicide, in Seoul, South Korea, September 4, 2023. The signs read “Vote for an agreement on the protection of teachers' rights”. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Aylanna Brown from the U.S. poses for photographers outside of the venue for the Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, September 8, 2023. Fashion lovers gather at the Seoul Fashion Week which is being held from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)





A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter, left, attending a paramilitary parade ceremony marking North Korea's 75th founding anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, September 9, 2023. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A model walks the runway during the LIE SANGBONG show at Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2024 on September 09, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Justin Shin/Getty Images)





People watch a news segment detailing North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia; at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 12 September 2023. According to North Korea's state-run media, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is travelling by train to Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)





A teacher shouts slogans during a rally to demand the better protection of their rights near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, September 16, 2023. Following the suicide of an elementary school teacher in July, teachers across South Korea have been pushing for improved systems to protect teachers from widespread malicious complaints from parents. The sign reads “Grant teachers immunity from child emotional abuse claims”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Women take a selfie inside a tunnel made with red peppers during H.O.T Festival at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, September 18, 2023. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A handout photo made available by the Ulleung County office on 24 September 2023, shows the damage in the aftermath of a mudslide that hit a road on the country's eastern island of Ulleung earlier the same day. (Photo by Ulleung County Office/EPA/EFE)





South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, arrives to attend a hearing on his arrest warrant on corruption charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, September 26, 2023. In a surprise outcome, South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Thursday, Sept. 21, to pass a motion submitted by the government that allows the potential arrest of the country's leading opposition figure, Lee, who faces a widening investigation over corruption allegations. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)