SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Japan on Friday directly exchanged classified information on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs for the first time in line with their intelligence-sharing pact which came into force last month, the defense ministry said. Defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told reporters that the exchange was made [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A dozen angry activists gathered in front of the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Thursday, where a birthday celebration for Japanese Emperor Akihito was hosted by the local Japanese Embassy. Although it is a common annual event for Japanese diplomatic offices overseas to celebrate the occasion (the actual birthday is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Japan signed a pact on Wednesday to share military intelligence to better counter mounting nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. Defense Minister Han Min-koo and Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine officially signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) at the defense ministry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government on Tuesday approved a controversial intelligence sharing pact with Japan, citing the need to expand cooperation with the neighboring country in the face of growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. The endorsement of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) comes less [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday defended the signing of an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, stressing the move will enhance the country’s ability to cope with evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats. South Korea and Japan are moving to tentatively ink the General Security of Military Information Agreement [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to tentatively sign a bilateral pact with Japan on sharing military intelligence on North Korea as early as next week despite strong objection from opposition parties, according to the defense ministry Friday. The two sides last week reopened negotiations in Tokyo after a botched attempt four [...]
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Sizmek, an open ad management platform for multiscreen ad experiences, today announced a strategic partnership with Yahoo! JAPAN. Through the partnership, Yahoo! JAPAN will become the exclusive distributor and operator of the Sizmek platform and products in Japan. Additionally, Sizmek’s ad management platform will serve clients’ ads to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A dozen South Korean victims of sexual slavery by Japanese troops during its colonial occupation period (1910-45) filed a suit against the government on Tuesday over a landmark agreement it signed with Japan last year, a local foundation said. The Foundation for Justice and Remembrance for the Issue of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has decided to use Japan’s comfort women fund to financially assist Korean women sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during Japan’s colonial-rule of the Korean Peninsula decades ago, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The government will provide 100 million won (US$89,581) to surviving victims who were forced to [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A foundation dedicated to helping South Korean women who were sexually abused by Japan during its colonial occupation period (1910-45) will be launched next week, informed sources said Sunday. In December, South Korea and Japan reached a landmark deal in which Tokyo apologized for its colonial-era atrocities and agreed [...]