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Washington D.C.

Tokyo bureau chief for The Washington Post, covering Japan and the Koreas

Education: Emory University, BA in international studies and English

Michelle Ye Hee Lee is The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief, reporting on Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Previously, she covered money and influence in politics and voting access on the national political enterprise and accountability team and was a reporter for The Post's Fact Checker. Prior to joining The Post in 2014, she was a government accountability reporter at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix.

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Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather in front of the presidential residence as police launched an operation to detain Yoon for questioning over his decision to impose martial law last month.

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near his residence in Seoul on Monday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul at a news conference in Seoul on Monday.

A woman sits behind a “Stop the Steal” sign at a protest against the impeachment and the arrest warrant for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Sunday.

Police escort a military vehicle as people try to block it outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 4.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee wave South Korean national flags during a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Daegu, South Korea, on June 25.

People in Seoul celebrate Saturday after South Korea’s National Assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for a failed martial law attempt.

Police in Seoul use buses to block protesters calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday.