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SOUTH KOREAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
A sad ending looms for Park's political career
Even if South Korean President Park Geun-hye isn't forced to resign, she's finished politically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2016
Park Geun-hye crisis fans Korean lost decade risks
President Park's links to the Rasputin of Korea make her a lame duck leader and kills off chances for reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2016
Trial begins for South Korean man over blast at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine
The trial of a South Korean who has admitted to setting a small explosive at Yasukuni Shrine in late November begins at the Tokyo District Court.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 17, 2016
Rebooting the stalled 'comfort women' deal
Salvaging the 'comfort women' agreement between Japan and South Korea may require a dramatic and seemingly outlandish decision — moving the Japanese Embassy to a different part of Seoul.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 5, 2016
Honke Ponga: Korea's healthy answer to 'yakiniku'
Can anything be more enjoyable than sitting around a shichirin (traditional charcoal burner) and cooking your own dinner — especially in the coldest season? Honke Ponga, a friendly South Korean grill just steps away from Meguro Station, does its best to answer that in the affirmative by adding a light,...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
S. Korea's economy still not ready for prime time
Seoul has made little progress prodding the industrial conglomerates that dominate its economy to embrace global business practices.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2015
South Korea's economic troubles
South Korea need to flexibly mobilize fiscal and monetary policy tools to boost its flagging economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2015
Starting South Korea's new growth engines
With a new economic strategy that nurtures more diversified sources of growth, while reducing the country's excessive reliance on exports and large enterprises, South Korea can reinvigorate and sustain strong growth.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jan 26, 2015
Sex slave wrangling misses human picture
When a dispute arises between the South Korea and Japan, such as the 'comfort women' controversy, the South Koreans who most fiercely criticize Japan are 'liberals' while the Japanese who criticize South Korea are 'conservative rightists.'

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