Through the Lens: South Korean President Yoon’s arrest, Japan’s Coming of Age Day and more
A selection of striking photos from across Asia
JANUARY 17, 2025
Protesters attend a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 11. The sign reads "Punish the rebellion leader" (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Protesters attend a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 11. The sign reads "Punish the rebellion leader" (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol march during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 15. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol march during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 15. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol confront police, as authorities make a second attempt to arrest the impeached South Korean president, in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Getty Images)
Supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol confront police, as authorities make a second attempt to arrest the impeached South Korean president, in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Getty Images)
Journalists work as police officers and investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials approach Yoon’s official residence in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
Journalists work as police officers and investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials approach Yoon’s official residence in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
Police officers and investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to Yoon’s official residence in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
Police officers and investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to Yoon’s official residence in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
A motorcade carrying Yoon drives down a road in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
A motorcade carrying Yoon drives down a road in Seoul on Jan. 15. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Jan. 15. (Pool photo/Reuters)
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Jan. 15. (Pool photo/Reuters)
Yoon leaves for the Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials following his arrest on Jan. 15. (Photo by Yonhap/Reuters)
Yoon leaves for the Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials following his arrest on Jan. 15. (Photo by Yonhap/Reuters)
A supporter of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol wears a mask reading 'April 15 Fraudulent Election Nullified' outside the restricted-access Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in the Government Complex Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on Jan. 16. (Photo by Chris Jung/Getty Images)
A supporter of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol wears a mask reading 'April 15 Fraudulent Election Nullified' outside the restricted-access Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in the Government Complex Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on Jan. 16. (Photo by Chris Jung/Getty Images)
Kimono-clad young women pose for a photo in Ginza after their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 13. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Kimono-clad young women pose for a photo in Ginza after their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 13. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
A young woman in makeup stands outside the venue for a Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 13. (Photo by Manami Yamada/Reuters)
A young woman in makeup stands outside the venue for a Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 13. (Photo by Manami Yamada/Reuters)
Students at T. Nagar Chess Academy, one of the oldest in Chennai, India. Chennai youth are reshaping a game dominated for decades by players from the former Soviet Union and other European nations, bringing leadership back to the land where historians say the earliest forms of chess were played in the seventh century. India Inc. is helping underwrite this push, offering sponsorships and financing new teams on a bet that chess success will be good for business, too. (Photo by Palani Kumar)
Students at T. Nagar Chess Academy, one of the oldest in Chennai, India. Chennai youth are reshaping a game dominated for decades by players from the former Soviet Union and other European nations, bringing leadership back to the land where historians say the earliest forms of chess were played in the seventh century. India Inc. is helping underwrite this push, offering sponsorships and financing new teams on a bet that chess success will be good for business, too. (Photo by Palani Kumar)
Indian students practice chess at T. Nagar Chess Academy in Chennai. (Photo by Palani Kumar)
Indian students practice chess at T. Nagar Chess Academy in Chennai. (Photo by Palani Kumar)
Naga Sadhus take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers, on the “Makar Sankranti” – the first royal bathing day of Kumbh Mela, on Jan. 14 in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela in 2025 is a Maha Kumbh, a Hindu festival celebrated every 144 years at Prayagraj (Allahabad). Scheduled for Jan. 13 to Feb. 26, it attracts millions of devotees for ritual bathing at the confluence of the rivers, marking a unique spiritual occasion with enhanced significance compared with regular Kumbh Mela. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)
Naga Sadhus take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers, on the “Makar Sankranti” – the first royal bathing day of Kumbh Mela, on Jan. 14 in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela in 2025 is a Maha Kumbh, a Hindu festival celebrated every 144 years at Prayagraj (Allahabad). Scheduled for Jan. 13 to Feb. 26, it attracts millions of devotees for ritual bathing at the confluence of the rivers, marking a unique spiritual occasion with enhanced significance compared with regular Kumbh Mela. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)
A monk prays for Katsumasa Yagisawa — a board member of the Shanti Volunteer Association who died at age 66 – at Wat Saphan temple in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Jan. 11. Yagisawa worked in Thailand, Cambodia and other Asian countries to deliver educational support to children. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
A monk prays for Katsumasa Yagisawa — a board member of the Shanti Volunteer Association who died at age 66 – at Wat Saphan temple in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Jan. 11. Yagisawa worked in Thailand, Cambodia and other Asian countries to deliver educational support to children. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Monks gather for Katsumasa Yagisawa’s funeral on Jan. 11 in Bangkok. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Monks gather for Katsumasa Yagisawa’s funeral on Jan. 11 in Bangkok. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Yagisawa's wife throws flowers to his coffin before the cremation on Jan. 11. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Yagisawa's wife throws flowers to his coffin before the cremation on Jan. 11. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of 2025, lights up the night sky over a bridge of the Summer Palace on Jan. 14 in Beijing. The photo is taken with a double exposure. (Photo by Zhang Wei/Getty Images)
The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of 2025, lights up the night sky over a bridge of the Summer Palace on Jan. 14 in Beijing. The photo is taken with a double exposure. (Photo by Zhang Wei/Getty Images)
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