SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The once popular travel packages to Japan following the country’s lifting of entry restrictions are being canceled with the summer vacation season just around the corner. Between July 20 and August 14, approximately 40 percent of all reservations for travel to Hokkaido have been canceled, according to travel agency [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is seeking to restore a bilateral working-level defense policy dialogue with Japan that has been stalled since 2018 amid stand-offs between the two countries, an informed source said Monday. The move comes as the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has vowed to foster a “future-oriented” partnership with Tokyo despite [...]
SEOUL/TOKYO, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government strongly condemned Japan on Friday for laying repeated claim to the easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual defense white paper. “(The government) strongly protests against Japan’s repetition of its sovereignty claim over Dokdo, clearly an integral part of the Korean territory in terms of [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dependence on Japanese materials and parts fell to an all-time low in the first half of this year, three years after Tokyo’s control of exports of key materials bound for Seoul, data showed Wednesday. Imports of Japanese materials, parts and equipment came to US$20.07 billion during the [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electric scooter sharing service company Swing said Friday it has entered Japan, marking the first local personal mobility service company to start operations abroad. The personal mobility firm has been preparing the ground work for its Japan operations since it established a subsidiary in the neighboring country [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular South Korean web-based comics are set to be adapted into animated series in partnership with Japanese productions amid rising global demand for Korean digital content. According to Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of Korean internet and entertainment giant Kakao, earlier this week, an animation adaptation of the action fantasy [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — American pop-rock band Maroon 5 removed the design of Japan’s imperial-era flag from the band’s official website Wednesday after the use of the image angered South Korean music fans ahead of its world tour that includes stops in Asian countries. According to sources in the music scene, the band [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. announced that one of the company’s OLED TVs had been selected as the Best OLED TV at the 2022 Summer Best Buy Awards hosted by HiVi, one of most powerful HiFi magazines in Japan. HiVi selects the best LCD and OLED televisions from each screen size. The LG OLED [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched a government-private consultative body Monday tasked with exploring ways to resolve the long-standing diplomatic row with Japan about compensation for the Korean victims of wartime forced labor, a sticking point in their relations. First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong presided over the inaugural session of the [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met with key business leaders during his visit to Japan last week and discussed cooperation in various areas, including semiconductors and batteries, industry sources said Wednesday. During the three-day trip from Wednesday through Friday, Chey met with Kenichiro Yoshida, CEO of Sony Group Corp.; [...]