This week, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said in a statement, “When bullets are flying like rain and wind, the soldiers are running around at the risk of losing their lives….

Recently I put it out to the interwebs that if anyone had a question about teaching in Korea, I’d be happy to field their question. Here’s what came in: Hi…

How many times over the past 60 years have we been watching television or listening to a radio broadcast when an announcer jumps in to relay a late breaking story?…

Saw this today: Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country’s National Council of Justice said Tuesday. Slowly but surely, more…

While reviewing news stories yesterday, I came along this one from the BBC. Faced with an 87% chance of contracting cancer, she opted for a double mastectomy to reduce her…

Hey everyone, I hope you’re off to a great hump day! Monday’s Video Rodeo was a blast. We talked about Friday’s holiday (Buddha’s Birthday) and traditional aspects of Korean Weddings….

While surfing the news sites recently this story from the Chosun Ilbo caught my eye. The story begins like this, “Akie Abe, the wife of rightwing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

This week on The Korea Blog, I’m talking about Korea’s electron toll collection system, the Hi-pass. Those that have known me for a long time know I love the open…

Greetings and salutations, my excellent friends! With spring here and summer approaching, I thought I’d take a moment to update everyone on my current release schedule. Not only are articles…

***UPDATE*** In a breaking update from Yonhap, Yoon actually admitted to groping the intern during the internal Blue House investigation. You can read the full report here. Original Op-Ed The…

PSY’s Gentleman drops on the charts as Little PSY faces massive online hate, how best to deal with North Korea, and sorry Internet, you don’t own your images anymore. All…

Earlier this week, a leaked video showing a Namyang sales person berating and forcing a distributor to purchase extra product surfaced on the Internet. You can read the brief here….