This cat is an Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) a subspecies of the leopard cat.
The leopard cat is found throughout Southern and East Asia. It is the wild feline that is crossed with domestic cats to produce the Bengal.
The northernmost subspecies is the Amur leopard cat. It is found in the Amur River region on the border of the Russian Far East and China, and its range extends down through Manchuria and Korea. It is also found on Tsushima Island, which is part of the Japanese Archipelago. This particular Amur leopard cat was photographed in South Korea.
The Amur subspecies has longer and denser fur than its more southerly distributed relatives. It is also larger, weighing as much as 16 pounds, which is very much in keeping with Bergmann’s rule.
The Amur region is not only home to the most northerly distributed of leopard cats. It is also home to the Amur (“Siberian tiger”), which is the most northerly distributed of the tiger subspecies, and the very rare Amur leopard, which is the most northerly distributed of the leopard subspecies (provided one isn’t discovered living in England, of course).
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Note: looking at this animals ears, I wud say that it also adheres to Allen’s Rule: i.e., endotherms from colder climates usually have shorter limbs (or appendages) than the equivalent animals from warmer climates.