DONGHAE, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Donghae in Gangwon Province, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, will participate in the movement to change the common designation of ‘Sea of Japan’ to ‘East Sea’. Recently, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) asked South Korea to discuss with Japan on the [...]
HWASEONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of 17 Japanese Christians on Wednesday visited the historic site of a 1919 church massacre by the Japanese police force and army troops and apologized for the incident on behalf of their country. The trip was made to mark the 100th anniversary of the March 1, 1919, [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 780,000 South Koreans traveled to Japan in January, the largest number among foreign visitors to the nation during the month, according to a news report Wednesday. A total of 779,400 South Koreans visited the neighboring country last month, Kyodo News reported, citing data from Japan’s state tourism agency. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of South Koreans are in favor of changing the status of the March 1, 1919, independence movement against Japan’s colonial rule of Korea to a revolution, a poll showed Wednesday. In the poll of 500 adults nationwide conducted by Realmeter on Tuesday, 49.4 percent said they support [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS drew some 380,000 spectators on the Japanese leg of the world concert tour “Love Yourself,” which hit four major Japanese cities, the band’s management agency said Monday. BTS wrapped up the “Love Yourself ~Japan Edition~” with the final stop at Fukuoka’s Yahuoku! Dome held from Feb. 16-17, according [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Bereaved families of South Koreans who performed forced labor during World War II for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. visited the company’s head office on Friday in Tokyo to urge the company to honor recent South Korean court rulings. In November last year, South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld two rulings [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey conducted by Japan Press Research Institute (JPRI), a public-interest incorporated foundation in Japan, four out of five South Koreans do not trust Japan. The JPRI released the results of its survey of 1,000 people in each of six countries including the U.S., Britain, France, China, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A statue symbolizing female independence activists who resisted Japan’s colonial rule of Korea has been installed in the heart of Seoul in commemoration of the centennial of the February 8th Independence Declaration and the March 1, 1919, Independence Movement. A Seoul-based foundation that commemorates anti-Japanese female independence activists said [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans held a memorial ceremony on Thursday commemorating the 100th anniversary of the “February 8th Independence Declaration” in Japan. The Korean YMCA in Japan hosted a 100th Anniversary Ceremony of the February 8th Independence Declaration in Tokyo, in memory of those who led the independence movement of Korea 100 years ago [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — San Francisco and Los Angeles recently hosted ceremonies to mourn Kim Bok-dong, a women’s rights activist and victim of Japanese sexual slavery. On Sunday, a memorial service for Kim was held in St. Mary’s Square in San Francisco, where a statue to symbolize Japanese military sexual slavery was first [...]