SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hideki Yano, a Japanese civic activist devoted to supporting victims of Japan’s colonial rule, said Saturday that the Japanese government is liable to pay compensation to colonial-era victims now living in North Korea. “Japan is responsible for its colonial rule and the division on the Korean Peninsula. Without its [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans planning to travel to Japan during the summer months surged amid a weak Japanese yen and affordable tickets offered by low-cost carriers, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Hana Tour, South Korea’s No. 1 travel agency, the number of reservations [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of K-pop sensation BTS’ latest Japanese album topped the 250,000 threshold, grabbing the platinum record status from the Japanese record industry, its agency said Friday. The third full-length BTS album in Japan, “Face Yourself,” has recently surpassed 250,000 copies in sales and won the certification from the Recording [...]
SAN DIEGO, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Invivoscribe Technologies, Inc. announced today that they have submitted to Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) product registrations based on the ongoing Phase III CL-0301 ADMIRAL study evaluating gilteritinib for the treatment of FLT3 mutation-positive (FLT3mut+) relapsed or refractory [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Infosec, a security solution provider under South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Friday it has forged ties with Tokyo-based Sompo Risk Care Management to make inroads into the Japanese market. Sompo Risk Care Management is an affiliate under Sompo Holdings Inc., a major Japanese insurance company. Under the [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan has been a beneficiary of the strained national ties between South Korea and China over the installation of a U.S. defense missile system (THAAD), with South Korean tourists more inclined to spend their days off in the island nation rather than an unfriendly China. From January until February, [...]
TOKYO, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of five South Koreans are distrustful of their island neighbors to the east, according to the results of a poll conducted by a Japanese news and communications organization. A total of 1,000 respondents each from South Korea, the United States, the U.K., Thailand, China and France participated [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite repeated statements made by the governments of both South Korea and Japan declaring their intention to build a future-oriented relationship, conflicting views on previously arranged reparations for comfort women are continuing to be a point of contention. In his commemorative speech on March 1, the 99th anniversary marking [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will appeal the World Trade Organization’s ruling on its import restrictions on Japanese seafood after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and keep them in place until a final decision is made, Seoul’s trade ministry said Friday. Japan officially lodged a complaint at the WTO in 2015 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The K-pop girl band GFriend will debut in Japan in May, its label said Friday. The six-member band is set to sign a contract with King Record Co., a major Japanese record company, to make inroads into the country, Source Music said. The group has recently opened an official [...]