SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Samdasoo, one of the most popular bottled water brands in South Korea, joyfully announced its 25th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, accompanied by a remarkable achievement of cumulative sales exceeding 3.5 trillion won (US$2.68 billion). With an unwavering market dominance of 40 percent over the past five years, this [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese warship displaying the Japan-Self Defense Forces flag, reminiscent of the Rising Sun Flag, arrived at the Port of Busan on Monday, stirring strong reactions from civic groups who view the flag as a symbol of past wartime aggression. The contentious matter has spilled into the political arena, [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kenkoku Junior High School, part of the Baekdu Hagwon in Osaka, a Korean school for Korean Japanese students, announced on Tuesday that it will host the 2023 International Yun Dong-ju Poetry Recitation Contest. The contest aims to promote the poetry of prominent Korean poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945), who spread [...]
TOKYO, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court in Tokyo on Friday rejected the request from the bereaved families of Koreans enshrined in a controversial war shrine to have their names removed. The lawsuit was filed in October 2013 by 27 people who sought the elimination of their relatives’ names from Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — After an on-site inspection of Fukushima’s contaminated water conducted by a team that excluded civilian experts, concerns have arisen regarding Japan’s push to resume seafood imports from Fukushima. The verification of the contaminated water is nearly impossible, making it highly likely that Japan’s next move will involve lifting the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the realm of South Korean media, scant attention is being paid to the ongoing inspection mission taking place in Fukushima, Japan, where contaminated water poses a persistent threat. The reason behind this lack of coverage lies in the South Korean government’s sympathetic stance toward its Japanese counterparts, leading [...]
INCHEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean experts arrived in Japan on Sunday for an on-site inspection ahead of the planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. The inspection — the first independent one by South Korean experts — is a follow-up to [...]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid tribute to Korean victims of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing Sunday, an unprecedented move demonstrating their commitment to improving bilateral ties. The two leaders made a joint visit to a cenotaph honoring the Korean victims [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will introduce two all-electric models in Japan by early next year in efforts to gain a share in the neighboring market. Hyundai Motor plans to launch the Kona Electric this fall and the high-performance IONIQ 5 N model early next year, [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday rejected Japan’s claims of the safety of the water set to be released from its crippledFukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, saying if it is safe enough to drink, the country should just do that. The safety of the contaminated water from [...]