SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean boycott of Japanese products, popularized by its slogan ‘I Will Not Buy, I Will Not Go, and I Will Not Wear”, marked 100 days on Tuesday. Some South Koreans are now purchasing Japanese products, but the voluntary participation of the public still leaves little room for [...]
SEOUL/NAGOYA, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean statue symbolizing Japan’s sexual enslavement of women from Korea and elsewhere in Asia was put back on display Tuesday at a major Japanese art show in Nagoya after its controversial withdrawal from the show. The statue, representing Korean women who were forced into sexual service for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An increased demand on non-Japanese routes helped offset lower demand on Japanese routes in August amid trade tensions between Seoul and Tokyo, the transport ministry said Sunday. The number of South Koreans who traveled to Japan in August plunged more than 20 percent as outbound travelers shunned Japan for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The East Sea between South Korea and Japan has been the source of one of several modern diplomatic rows between the two countries. Historically, however, the waters between Korea and Japan have been something that connects, rather than alienates, them. A special exhibition by the national museums of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. will supply its fifth-generation (5G) network solutions to Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc., industry sources said Friday, as South Korea’s top mobile carrier expands its presence in the sector. SK Telecom will export its 5G network designs, optimized communication quality solutions for 5G, 5G antennas, and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ expenditures made in Japan moved down a whopping 60 percent in August from a year earlier amid the growing trade row between Seoul and Tokyo, which led to a boycott of Japanese products here, including traveling to the Asian neighbor, data showed Thursday. The number of transactions [...]
LONDON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — HIMSS, a global advisor and thought leader in health information and technology, announced today that it has published a report titled “Capitalising on Japan’s Digital Healthcare Economy during this Era of Ageing Societies.” It is authored by Professor Sudhesh Kumar, Dean of Warwick Medical School at the University of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ ENM is generating a bit of controversy over its choice of Japan as the sole destination for this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) despite unprecedented trade and diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo. A week earlier, the media and entertainment unit of the conglomerate CJ unveiled Nagoya [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nissan Motor Corp. said Monday it will continue its operations in South Korea amid trade tensions between the two Asian neighbors, despite headwinds like a boycott of Japanese products. The Japanese carmaker’s commitment to South Korea follows market rumors that it will pull out of the market here as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest K-pop award event in Asia, has chosen Japan’s Nagoya as the destination for its 2019 ceremony despite a deepening diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo. The 2019 MAMA is scheduled for Dec. 4 at the 30,000-seat Nagoya Dome, the organizer, CJ ENM, [...]