As the #MeToo movement raged in neighboring South Korea, it’s been comparatively subdued in Japan. Until today that is, when two government officials resigned in…
JAPOW
Foreigners enchanted with Japan’s perfect powder are changing the face of its ski towns
Long queues for chairlifts and hours-long traffic jams on highways to Japan’s mountains characterized the ski boom that accompanied the economic bubble of the 1980s…
ANGER MANAGEMENT
The enraged heiresses of Korean Air have an entitlement problem
In the annals of Korean business executives behaving badly, one company is making a repeat appearance. South Korean police said today (April 13) that they…
COUNTING THE DAMAGE
Former Korean president Park Geun-hye’s blacklist of artists filled 60 pages with 9,473 names
During the presidency of now-impeached leader Park Geun-hye, signing a document critical of her government was enough for anyone working in the arts to be…
HARD TIMES
South Korea’s former president is probably spending the rest of her life behind bars
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was today (April 6) sentenced to 24 years in prison for her role in a massive bribery and influence-peddling…
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-hye will face her fate on live TV
Just over a year ago, Park Geun-hye became the first president to be formally removed from office by impeachment in South Korean history, following the…
RED FLAVOR
Here are the K-pop acts performing in North Korea this weekend
North Koreans won’t be seeing Psy perform, but they’re still in for a rare treat. As part of its ongoing diplomatic efforts with North Korea,…
#YOUTOO
Korean men feeling besieged by #MeToo are revolting against a novel about a stay-at-home mom
As the #MeToo movement rocks South Korea, taking down one powerful man after another, a novel about one woman’s struggle in Korea’s patriarchal society is…
GODOKSA
Middle-aged men in South Korea are particularly at risk of dying alone
More and more people are living alone in South Korea—as a consequence, more people are also dying alone. Solitary deaths have been long documented in…
I MIGHT NOT
People don’t want to get married in South Korea anymore
Many South Koreans are delaying marriage, or choosing not to tie the knot at all. According to census statistics released today (March 21), the number…
WORDS MATTER
“Falsify” might already be the winner for Japan’s word of the year in 2018
Prime minister Shinzo Abe’s travails could once again give Japan its word of the year. The Japanese leader is currently embroiled in a year-long cronyism…
COME TOGETHER
South Korea’s president is bringing “Little Rocket Man” and “Dotard” to the table
Five months ago, Donald Trump wrote off the possibility of negotiations with North Korea, encapsulating his distaste for the prospect in one infamous tweet: I…
