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Japan, S. Korea confirm normalization of GSOMIA

WASHINGTON -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday confirmed normalization of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between Seoul and Tokyo, which the previous South Korean administration declared would be abolished.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 17, 2023

Keidanren, S. Korean counterpart to create 'future partnership' funds

With Japan-South Korea ties seemingly improving by the minute, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) and the Federation of Korean Industries announced Thursday in Tokyo that they will establish a "future partnership fund" in their respective countries.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 17, 2023

Young South Koreans lead pivot toward positive view of Japan

SEOUL -- In South Korea, March 1 is a national holiday commemorating an independence movement that resisted Japanese colonial rule. South Korean media reported that there was a thriving business in flights to Japan on that day this year.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 17, 2023

Harry Potter theme park to open June 16

The new Harry Potter theme park that is being constructed in Tokyo's Nerima Ward will open on June 16, the Japanese subsidiary of U.S. movie giant Warner Bros. said Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 16, 2023

GaaSyy saga a lesson for voters, parties on selecting candidates

The expulsion from the House of Councillors of lawmaker Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by GaaSyy, for the extraordinary reason of failing to fulfill his duties as a Diet member, as he never attended a Diet session, has given voters and political parties plenty to consider.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 16, 2023

12 years after Great East Japan Earthquake / Combined school, daycare to open in Fukushima Prefecture

AIZU-WAKAMATSU, Fukushima -- A school is to reopen in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in April after a 12-year hiatus. Residents of the town were ordered to evacuate following the nuclear disaster triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 16, 2023

Nagano's Senjo sake brewery creates local sakura-scented craft gin

Only two years ago, a nearly 160-year-old sake brewery in Nagano Prefecture started a project to offer customers craft sake. Now, Senjo continues its innovative streak by making use of a local specialty to create craft gin.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 15, 2023

Yoon recalls paying visits to Tokyo as a youngster

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fondly recalled childhood memories of visits to Japan to see his father, an economist who attended Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo in the late 1960s, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Seoul on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 15, 2023

S. Korean leader eager to strengthen ties with Japan, G7

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has expressed his desire to resume periodic reciprocal visits between Japanese and South Korean leaders, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 15, 2023

To mask or not to mask, that is the big question

Companies across various industries have reviewed their guidelines regarding masks, following the easing of the government's recommendations from Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 14, 2023