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US Intelligence In North Korea Lacking

» by December 26th, 2011 at 5:37 pm » Comments (8)

North Korea has to be the hardest place for US intelligence to gather information about considering its lack of communications networks to tap and its closed society:  Robert Egan has a ...more »

President Obama Calls Military Retirement “Out of Line”

» by September 20th, 2011 at 5:19 am » Comments (54)

It is official President Obama wants to take away the current military retirement: Included in the president’s deficit reduction plan unveiled Monday are plans to re-examine the military retirement system, calling ...more »

Picture of the Day: Steve House at Camp Carroll

» by July 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (17)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Steve House visits the U.S. military facility Camp Carroll in Chilgok, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where he and two other U.S. veterans claimed they secretly ...more »

Picture of the Day: Japan Women’s World Cup Champion

» by July 18th, 2011 at 12:49 pm » Comments (31)

Congratulations to the Japanese women's World Cup soccer team.  Definitely a great win for their team and hopefully it will be something to further inspire their country as they continue ...more »

Stone Fighting Pastime

» by June 5th, 2011 at 7:32 pm » Comments (5)

This is from the book Village Life in Korea (1911): It is the national game, and is played only during the first fifteen days of the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Japanese Women Join Comfort Women Protest

» by May 22nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Japanese people from Osaka take part in the 970th weekly Wednesday protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul calling on Tokyo to resolve the issue of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Park Chan-ho’s New Team In Japan

» by February 7th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="South Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho, who signed a one-year contract with the Osaka-based Orix Buffaloes after playing in Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, meets the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Son Yeon-Jae’s Autograph

» by December 17th, 2010 at 1:26 pm » Comments (0)

Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae holds an autograph session for her fans at a department store in Seoul on Friday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »

Kim Jong-un Supposedly Advocates for More North Korean Food Production

» by October 29th, 2010 at 3:03 am » Comments (6)

It seems that Kim Jong-un could begin his efforts to get more food to the North Korean people by eating less himself: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son and heir says ...more »

Picture of the Day: A Royal Feast

» by August 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Bong-hwang-eo-jin-chan (meaning a meal offered at the royal court for guests regarding them as if they are kings and queens) (Courtesy of the Korea House) (Source: ...more »

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