SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Along Seoul’s ‘Yongridan-gil’, a stretch of road between Sinyongsan and Samgakji stations, an office worker referred to only as Kim (28) takes photos with friends against a backdrop of stores decorated in Japanese style. “You can’t tell if this is Seoul, Tokyo, or Osaka. People might think I’m in Japan [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The overall sales of imported passenger cars in South Korea declined in the third quarter of this year compared to last year. However, amidst this trend, sales of Japanese hybrid cars have seen a notable surge. Following a dip in the popularity of Japanese cars during the 2019 “No Japan” [...]
TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese air tanker has departed from Israel carrying dozens of its own nationals and 19 South Koreans, a Japanese media company reported Friday, in a move seen as reciprocation for Seoul’s help in bringing back Japanese people on its plane last week. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft left [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s imports of Japanese seafood have declined for five straight months. In contrast, the nation’s imports of Asahi beer saw a nearly five-fold jump last month. According to the Korea Customs Service, South Korea imported 1,622 tons of Japanese seafood last month, down 24.9 percent from a year ago. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean imports of Japanese seafood fell for the fifth consecutive month in August on concerns over Japan’s release of treated radioactive water, government data showed Monday. Seoul imported US$7.81 million worth of fishery products from the neighboring country last month, down 34.8 percent from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After Japan commenced the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japanese individuals staying or visiting South Korea appear to be exercising great caution. The majority of them take the stance of comprehending the concerns of Koreans and having confidence in the Japanese government’s official statements. [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, being geographically close to Japan, offers easy access to Japanese food and culture. During the pandemic, the city streets have been filled with Japanese-style liquor stores and food vendors, causing Japanese cuisine to become more prevalent than Korean food in some areas. Numerous establishments can be found in [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Families of the victims of a fatal Japanese stampede in 2001 visited Seoul on Friday to console the families of the victims of last year’s Itaewon crowd crush. Seiji Shimomura and Kiyoshi Miki, two of the family members of the victims of the Akashi stampede, visited Seoul Plaza in [...]
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to make it easier for Japanese companies to invest in Chile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency InvestChile has launched a new edition of its “How to Invest in Chile” Investor’s Guide in Japanese. Published online, the step-by-step guide is designed to serve as a “roadmap” for companies considering Chile [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has so far nationalized 5.04 million square meters of land owned by Japanese citizens and Japanese companies during the 1910-45 colonial rule, the state procurement agency said Thursday. The official appraisal price of this land is estimated at 150 billion won (US$114 million) and the size of [...]