TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – On February 22, a significant controversy resurfaced as the Japanese government, local municipalities, and certain conservative media outlets reiterated their contentious claim over Dokdo, an islet Korea asserts sovereignty over, but Japan refers to as “Takeshima.” This assertion was made during the observance of what is known as “Takeshima Day,” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent findings have revealed that using Microsoft’s Bing search engine to look up “Dokdo” in English from the United States and Japan yields terms predominantly used by Japan to undermine South Korea’s sovereignty over the Dokdo islets. According to Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University, a search conducted in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Interest in “Dokdo Shrimp”, served at visiting U.S. President Donald Trump’s welcome dinner, has risen after Japanese officials criticized the seafood’s inclusion on the menu. Japan’s testy reaction is due to the origin of the shrimp. Considered a luxury in South Korea for its relative scarcity and high price, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The North Gyeongsang provincial government will be operating a Dokdo promotional bus from February 13. The bus will be a moving exhibition of Dokdo-related content such as photographs and books. The outside of the bus will be decorated with Dokdo photographs as well. The bus will be presented at the Pohang [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 4 (Korea Bizwire) – As Japanese government provokes Koreans’ anti-Japanese sentiments by continuously claiming Korea’s far eastern island, Dokdo, as its own, Korea’s used car exporters began a campaign informing the world that the island is within Korea’s territorial boundary. Beginning on March 1, the Korea’s Automobile Exports Institute, an umbrella group [...]