SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese products are making significant strides in the imported beer market. Previously, Japanese beers experienced a significant decline in market share due to product boycotts, allowing Chinese and Dutch beers to claim the top two spots for the last couple of years. The popularity of Japanese beer is evident [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan announced a decision Tuesday to reinstate South Korea on its “white list” of trusted trading partners, about four years after the removal, in a move to improve the bilateral economic relationship, Seoul’s industry ministry said. The Japanese trade ministry revised a rule to redesignate South Korea as “Group [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s imminent discharge of radioactive water from crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima, South Korean seafood businesses, including raw fish restaurants, are struggling to survive. “Even before the water is released, our sales have already declined by 15 percent compared to last month,” said a restaurant owner surnamed Kim [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it has signed an initial pact with a Japanese culture content company to promote sales of zero-emission vehicles in the neighboring country. Hyundai Motor signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Culture Convenience Club (CCC) for partnerships in car-sharing mobility services, [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will roll out its second Japanese-language single on Aug. 23, the band’s agency said Tuesday. The single, “Unforgiven,” will have three tracks, including Japanese language versions of “Unforgiven,” the title track of the group’s first studio album of the same name released in May, [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s approaching deadline for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Korean retailers and food producers are taking action to address consumer concerns. Lotte Department Store will install equipment at all its stores capable of detecting radioactive substances in fishery products. The company [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s current ban on imports of seafood from Japan’s Fukushima area will remain in place regardless of Japan’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, a senior government official said Friday. South Korea has banned all seafood imports from eight Japanese prefectures near [...]
DAEJEON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumers are growing increasingly concerned about marine products as Japan prepares to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant into the sea. Worried citizens are stockpiling salt out of fear that future supplies could be contaminated with radioactive substances. A discount store in the central [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The weekly protest rally demanding Japan’s apology to the victims of its wartime sex slavery marked its 1,600th edition Wednesday. About 200 activists, students and others gathered to participate in the 31-year-old protest in front of the former compound of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul at noon. On [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan poised to release contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, the radioactivity tests for incoming fishery products are not being conducted quickly enough for the results to be available before the products are sold. The National Fishery Products Quality Management Service is [...]