(SP)THAILAND-BANGKOK-FOOTBALL-FIFA WORLD CUP ASIAN QUALIFIERS-SOUTH KOREA VS THAILAND

(SP)THAILAND-BANGKOK-FOOTBALL-FIFA WORLD CUP ASIAN QUALIFIERS-SOUTH KOREA VS THAILAND

(240327) -- BANGKOK, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Park Jin-seop (C) of South Korea celebrates scoring during the Group C match of 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers between South Korea and Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, March 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

Lee hits 400th career home run

Lee hits 400th career home run

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Lee Seop (C) throws a mascot doll into the stand after hitting a two-run homer, his 400th career homerun in South Korea and Japan, off Hanshin Tigers starter Kei Igawa in the first inning at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 1.

S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

ANAHEIM, United States - South Korea's pinch-hitter Choi Hee Seop hits a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a game against Team USA, helping his team win 7-3 in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on March 13.

S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

ANAHEIM, United States - South Korea's pinch-hitter Choi Hee Seop hits a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a game against Team USA, helping his team win 7-3 in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on March 13. (Kyodo)

Lee hits 400th career home run

Lee hits 400th career home run

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Lee Seop (C) throws a mascot doll into the stand after hitting a two-run homer, his 400th career homerun in South Korea and Japan, off Hanshin Tigers starter Kei Igawa in the first inning at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 1. (Kyodo)

Antinuke activists gather after suit proceedings in western Japan

Antinuke activists gather after suit proceedings in western Japan

Lee Jin Seop, a South Korean national and one of around 9,800 plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to halt the restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, speaks to other plaintiffs and supporters at a meeting held in the city of Saga following his testimony at the Saga District Court on Oct. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo