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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…