All posts tagged "Japan"

  • Actor Park Shin-yang stars in a scene from “Man on the Edge.”
    Park Shin-yang Festival in Japan

    “Man on the Edge,” starring seasoned Korean actor Park Shin-yang, will be released in Japan on Feb.1. Celebrating its release, Japanese distributor SPO will concurrently hold “Park Shin-yang Festival 2014.” Jo Jin-kyu, director of the movie “Man...

    • Posted January 9, 2014
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    President Park Geun-hye denounces Abe’s controversial visit

    By Kim Tae-gyu, Chung Min-uck President Park Geun-hye on Monday denounced Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial visit to the Yasukuni Shrine last week, sending a message that her government will deal sternly with Japan’s nationalist moves. Abe,...

    • Posted December 30, 2013
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    Hallyu drys out in Japanese magazines

    Tighter control on Korean content seen as key cause By Chung Ah-young Japan has played a crucial role in helping the fledging Korean drama boom in the Asian region grow into the full-grown international hallyu phenomenon. Since...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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    Seoul to declare new air defense zone

    US, Japan, China to be given briefing By Chung Min-uck Seoul plans to declare a bigger Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) that encompasses the airspace of Ieodo reef located southwest of Jeju Island. Initially, government and ruling...

    • Posted December 2, 2013
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  • Korea has recorded a surplus for 20 consecutive months through September, and exports in October surpassed $50 billion for the first time ever. (Korea Times file)
    Korea to top Japan in account surplus for first time

    By Kim Rahn   Korea’s current account surplus is likely to exceed that of Japan for the first time ever this year, backed by the country’s strong automobile and IT exports and increased energy imports by the...

    • Posted November 4, 2013
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    Roots of K-pop

    From ‘Hymn of Death’ to ‘Gangnam Style,’ Korean music galloping forward By Park Si-soo Everything has its roots and humble beginnings of its own. K-pop is no exception. While today’s genre is characterized by pretty young boy...

    • Posted October 31, 2013
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  • Korean children pose at Korean language school based in Los Angeles in this photo taken in 1930. Ahn Hyung-joo, a Korean emigrant, donated this picture for a photo exhibition at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in the southwestern city of Gwangju. / Courtesy of Ahn Hyung-jo
    Professor preserving legacy of emigrants

    By Kang Hyun-kyung A photo exhibition featuring the lives of early Korean emigrants overseas opened Tuesday at Kim Dae-jung Convention Center located in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Professor Lim Chae-wan of Chonnam National University, who has...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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