This morning while culling the news feeds, I came across this story from Japan Today: S Korean paper says A-bombs on Japan were ‘divine punishment’. The original article can be…

Oh yeah baby, that’s what I’m talking about. If you want a great sunset, you need to head to Boracay in the Philippines. It probably has one of, if not…

The other day, I shared my opinion why I thought the Hansik Globalization campaign was a failure. The TL;DR of it was that those in charge of its marketing don’t…

Good morning! I hope you’re off to a fantastic day! It’s Wednesday one more and that means it’s time for VIDEO RODEO! If you didn’t catch the LIVE show on…

Recently Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe released a statement downplaying visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, saying, “Let me humbly urge you to think about your own place to pay homage…

Summer is here and that means some fun in the sun. What better place to do that in Korea, than Everland! Until recently, the best way to get to Everland…

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….

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?…

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…