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S. Korea Begins Korean War Remains Excavation Project for This Year

S. Korea Begins Korean War Remains Excavation Project for This Year

SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea began an annual project Monday to recover the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said. The Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification said it will mobilize service members to excavate war remains in 36 former battle sites across the country until [...]

Japanese National Fails to Appear in Court Again for ‘Peace Statue’ Vandalism Case

Japanese National Fails to Appear in Court Again for ‘Peace Statue’ Vandalism Case

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) –Nobuyuki Suzuki, a 59-year-old Japanese citizen, once again failed to appear for a court hearing in Seoul related to charges of defamation stemming from an act of vandalism against the ‘Statue of Peace’. The statue symbolizes the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery during World War II. The hearing, presided [...]

Activist Faces Backlash in Campaign Against Rising Sun Flag Symbolism

Activist Faces Backlash in Campaign Against Rising Sun Flag Symbolism

SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University known for his global campaign against the Rising Sun Flag, has reported facing attacks from Japan’s far-right factions. Seo shared on his Facebook page that after protesting a rickshaw adorned with the Rising Sun Flag in New York City last week, a [...]

ILO Expresses Concern Over Japan’s Lack of Action on ‘Comfort Women’ and Forced Labor Issues

ILO Expresses Concern Over Japan’s Lack of Action on ‘Comfort Women’ and Forced Labor Issues

SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –The International Labor Organization (ILO) has voiced its concern over the absence of concrete actions by the Japanese government to resolve the issues surrounding ‘comfort women’ and forced labor during the Japanese military’s occupation. This statement was highlighted during a joint memorial service held by the Korean Confederation of Trade [...]

Survivors of Wartime Forced Labor Under Japanese Rule Rapidly Declining in Number

Survivors of Wartime Forced Labor Under Japanese Rule Rapidly Declining in Number

GWANGJU, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of survivors of forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea is dwindling rapidly. Recent reports reveal a stark decrease in the number of survivors, with the figure falling below 1,000 for the first time.  According to the Civic Group for the Mobilization of Forced Labor under Japanese [...]

Japan Reasserts Claim to Dokdo Islets, Straining Ties with South Korea on ‘Takeshima Day’

Japan Reasserts Claim to Dokdo Islets, Straining Ties with South Korea on ‘Takeshima Day’

TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – On February 22, a significant controversy resurfaced as the Japanese government, local municipalities, and certain conservative media outlets reiterated their contentious claim over Dokdo, an islet Korea asserts sovereignty over, but Japan refers to as “Takeshima.” This assertion was made during the observance of what is known as “Takeshima Day,” [...]

2024 Korea National Brand Up Exhibition to Open Featuring 7 Million Overseas Koreans

2024 Korea National Brand Up Exhibition to Open Featuring 7 Million Overseas Koreans

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition highlighting the history of 7 million overseas Koreans and South Korea’s unprecedented political and economic development is set to kick off at a national museum in Seoul on Thursday. The 2024 Korea National Brand Up Exhibition, co-organized by the nongovernmental organization Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), [...]

Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Sparks Controversy Over Dokdo Naming Dispute

Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Sparks Controversy Over Dokdo Naming Dispute

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent findings have revealed that using Microsoft’s Bing search engine to look up “Dokdo” in English from the United States and Japan yields terms predominantly used by Japan to undermine South Korea’s sovereignty over the Dokdo islets. According to Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University, a search conducted in [...]

Forced Labor Victim Accepts Compensation from Japanese Company for First Time

Forced Labor Victim Accepts Compensation from Japanese Company for First Time

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a Japanese company. The family withdrew 60 million won (US$44,830) from the Seoul Central District [...]