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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "Japan"

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  “NK can nuke S. Korea, Japan from ocean”

  By Ko Dong-hwan The British military authority said North Korea now has the capability of nuking both South Korea and Japan from the ocean using submarines, reports said Thursday. Britain’s International Institute for Strategic Studies released a...

  • Posted March 20, 2014
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  Korea lags far behind in reform drive

  Global powers overhaul economic structures to be leader in post-crisis world By Yoon Ja-young The government recently unveiled a three-year plan to improve the economy. However, the blueprint seems late considering other developed countries have been restructuring...

  • Posted March 13, 2014
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  Shin Ji-yai turns in LPGA membership to compete in Japan

  By Kwon Ji-youn Professional golfer Shin Ji-yai has turned in her Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) membership to compete in the LPGA of Japan Tour this season. LPGA confirmed that Shin gave up her membership in January...

  • Posted February 27, 2014
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  SM to hold global audition

  By Park Jin-hai SM Entertainment will hold “2014 S.M. Global Audition” in 18 cities in seven countries ― Korea, China, Japan, U.S., Canada, Indonesia, and Thailand ― Feb. 21. The three-month journey starting in Indonesia will continue...

  • Posted February 20, 2014
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  Korea registers first-ever Olympic Curling win

  Defeats Japan 12-7, then loses to Swiss 6-8 Korea defeated Japan 12-7 in its opening round robin match of women’s curling at the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday. It was Korea’s first-ever Curling win in Olympics, but they...

  • Posted February 11, 2014
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  Some Americans annoyed by ‘East Sea’ bill

  By Jane Han NEW YORK ― After years of lobbying and hardcore campaigning by Korean-Americans, Virginia lawmakers finally passed a bill last week related to the naming of the body of water between Korea and Japan. Great...

  • Posted February 10, 2014
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  Royce, Honda – friends of Korea

  By Kim Tae-gyu On Jan. 31, a powerful U.S. congressman made an unprecedented visit in Glendale, California to a memorial statue for Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II. After paying his...

  • Posted February 6, 2014
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