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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2015
South Korea trains young hackers, plays catch-up years after North's elite unit proved abilities
In a darkened "war room" dozens of South Korea's brightest college students are practicing hacking each other as part of a government program to train them to battle some of the world's best — the shadowy techno-soldiers of Kim Jong Un's regime.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2015
Japan to send lawmaker Nukaga for funeral of Kim Young-sam
Japan will send Fukushiro Nukaga, head of the Japan-South Korea parliamentarians' league, as its special representative to a state funeral for former South Korean President Kim Young-sam scheduled for Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2015
Tokyo expresses condolences to Seoul over death of Kim Young-sam
Japan expressed "heartfelt condolences" on Tuesday over the death Sunday of former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, saying he made significant contributions to the realization of democracy in his country.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 21, 2015
South Korea crushes U.S. to win Premier 12 title
South Korea didn't need any ninth-inning heroics in the Premier 12 final.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2015
South Korean prosecutors indict professor for defaming 'comfort women' in book
South Korean prosecutors have indicted a South Korean professor for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2015
'The game's afoot': North Korea proposes talks with South for next week
North Korea has proposed talks with South Korea to be held on Nov. 26 at the truce village on their militarized border, the North's official KCNA news agency said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2015
Could South Korea be turning Japanese?
South Korea's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, like Japan's once did, but now it risks falling into the same kind of malaise as well.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 18, 2015
Retracing forced laborers' journey, Koreans finally bring their loved ones home from Hokkaido
A decade-long effort by civic groups in Japan and South Korea culminates in a 3,500-km journey to bring back the remains of wartime forced laborers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 18, 2015
South Korea ready to face Japan in semifinals of Premier 12
The South Korean national team was completely overpowered by Japanese fireballer Shohei Otani in the opening game of the Premier 12 in Sapporo on Nov. 8.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2015
South Korea to boost counterterrorism budget after Paris attacks
South Korea plans to increase its counterterrorism budget by around 100 billion won ($85 million) in the wake of Friday's attacks in Paris, the ruling party said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Abe tells Park Japan-South Korea ties are improving
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told South Korean President Park Geun-hye that bilateral ties, strained over historical and territorial issues, appear to be improving after their first one-on-one summit earlier this month, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Japan to demand 'comfort women' statue outside embassy in Seoul be removed
The Abe administration plans to demand that South Korea remove the "comfort woman" statue in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul as part of any agreement resolving disputes over wartime history, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 13, 2015
Park urges Japan to quickly present solution on 'comfort women' issue
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has again urged the Japanese government to resolve the "comfort women" issue, saying it is "high time to make a decision."
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2015
Korean court orders Japanese steel maker to compensate forced wartime laborers
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to compensate seven Koreans who were forced to work at one of its predecessor companies during the war a total of 700 million won (about ¥74 million).
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 9, 2015
Korean woman, 96, realizes childhood dream and finally goes to school
Pak Sang Im, 96, a Korean resident of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is going to school, realizing a childhood dream.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 7, 2015
South Korea's new state textbook 'corrects' history
South Korea recently announced plans for a revisionist textbook that will whitewash that country's history and has the academic community outraged over political meddling. At least the move gives South Korean President Park Geun-hye something in common with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2015
South Korea urges rapid action on 'comfort women' row
A senior South Korean official on Friday urged Japan to waste no time in presenting acceptable proposals for ending a festering dispute over wartime sex slaves.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2015
Tokyo mulls trilateral summit close to G-7 next May
The government is considering holding the next trilateral summit involving Japan, China and South Korea next May, the same month Japan hosts the Group of Seven summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2015
Park-Abe reconciliation comes on heels of TPP, China-Japan thaw
The recently sealed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, Washington's urging for better relations with Tokyo and a thaw in ties between Japan and China appear to be why South Korea's leader decided to meet with her Japanese counterpart at last.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 5, 2015
Part of UNESCO pitch? Seoul seeks to create 'comfort women' research institute, museum: paper
The South Korean government is working toward establishing a research institute with a history museum archiving and exhibiting materials concerning females forced to work in Japanese military brothels during the war, a South Korean newspaper reported online Wednesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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