» by USinKorea July 4th, 2009 at 6:39 am » Comments (2)

The coverage this month has some interesting notes coming out of the US government... The Korean Independence Movement gets taken up in a small way in the gigantic political battles in ...more »

» by USinKorea July 2nd, 2009 at 5:34 am » Comments (2)

8 May 1919 – Jail Korean Agitators Thirty-eight Korean agitators at Pyongyang have been sentenced to prison for periods ranging from six months to two years…  About 2,400 agitators arrested at ...more »

» by USinKorea July 1st, 2009 at 11:14 am » Comments (0)

This is the month of the great sea battle that brought about the end of the war.  Much of the coverage of it will be below the fold and includes ...more »

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 2:15 am » Comments (1)

I don't know which building is uglier, the Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea or this unfinished hotel in Okinawa: One of Okinawa’s most popular haunts — the ruins of an ...more »

» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 8:03 am » Comments (0)

Not only was Michael Jackson well liked in Korea, but even more so in Japan: In Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, a woman makes a beeline for the Michael Jackson display on ...more »

» by GI Korea June 25th, 2009 at 5:25 am » Comments (2)

Remember when I told you to be prepared for whaling scaremongering this week, well here you go: Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the ...more »

» by GI Korea June 22nd, 2009 at 3:05 am » Comments (1)

This week everyone, expect to see anti-whaling scaremongering in full effect as the IWC is scheduled to meet all this week: Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat ...more »

» by GI Korea June 21st, 2009 at 6:45 am » Comments (1)

Could you imagine what the reaction would be if the Japanese began unilaterally inspecting North Korean cargo ships?: Japan’s national broadcaster says a group of lawmakers in Japan’s ruling camp are ...more »

» by GI Korea June 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

What does Yonsama have to do with lunch sets? more »

» by GI Korea June 12th, 2009 at 4:06 am » Comments (3)

This news actually surprises me a bit because I would have guessed the Chinese would smoke more per capita than the Koreans: more »

» by GI Korea May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am » Comments (16)

That is the question being asked over at the Marmot's Hole in regards to this video interview with Charles Krauthammer: This is actually something I have heard before other than from ...more »

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 10:18 am » Comments (0)

Here is an interesting survey that show the least cared about prefectures in Japan.  Here is the top five: Shimane Fukui Saga Tokushima Tochigi Check out Japan Probe for the complete list. This link goes to the ...more »