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Electronics
LG OLED evo selected as best product in Japan
LG Electronics Inc.'s OLED evo was selected as the best product by Japan's most well-known audio and video publications.The South Korean company sai...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to expand K-food production facilities overseas
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is slated to increase food manufacturing facilities globally and launch businesses in Australia, Canada...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver’s Japan-focused B2B unit swings to profit
Naver Corp.’s business-to-business (B2B) services provider Works Mobile Co. posted its first-ever profit in 2022, driven by a surge in Japanes...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea ranks as 6th most powerful country, beating Japan
TOKYO - South Korea ranked the world’s sixth most powerful country, beating Japan, while the peninsular nation was far behind its neighbor in ...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air rules Korea-Japan routes to beat legacy carriers
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest budget airline, is dominating flights to Japan to beat full-service carriers (FSCs) in the country such as...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023
Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday said its electric-powered sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 was named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-23 by th...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops world's fastest server DRAM sample
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks dual ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea needs to attract more foreign professionals: FKI
In order to address the chronic shortage of industrial engineering manpower, a research report proposed that South Korea put more effort into attracti...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec expands 5G network solution supply to NTT Docomo
Samsung Electronics Co. is expanding its presence in Japan’s telecommunications market with a supply of 5G network equipment to NTT Docomo Inc...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Seoul more expensive than Tokyo for expats due to high real estate costs
TOKYO — The monthly rent of a commercial building in Seoul has surpassed that of Tokyo for the first time.The rent for an office building in t...
Nov 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Number of tourists to S.Korea, Japan surge on eased visa restrictions
As restrictions to traveling across national borders loosen, the number of international travelers to both South Korea and Japan have been on the ri...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang transitions to white biotech with S.Korea’s first isosorbide plant
Samyang Group, a diversified conglomerate, has long focused on the chemicals and foodstuffs sectors. While adding to its existing chemicals bus...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game design and development studio SHIFT UP eyes IPO
SHIFT UP Corp., known for its subculture games, is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO.) The game design and development studio confirmed th...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shinhan Future's Lab opens startup accelerator in Japan
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group said on Monday it held a ceremony Friday to launch Shinhan Future's Lab Japan in Tokyo.The business accelerati...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao's Q3 profit drops 12% on games, data center construction
South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. announced its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 3, including quarterly operating profit of 150.3 ...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Japan, Spain firms join forces with Woojin for Korean bullet train bid
A Japanese company and a Spanish firm have joined hands with a South Korean company for a local bullet train supply deal as the country is expected ...
Oct 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion wins sales approval for biosimilar Vegzelma in Japan
Celltrion Inc. secured Japan’s approval for sales of its cancer treatment biosimilar CT-P16, a move to help the South Korean biopharmaceutical...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Japan and South Korea leaders meet one-on-one for first time since 2019
The leaders of Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral meeting in nearly three years, another step toward recovery for frayed ties between tw...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney focuses on local content for global expansion
ANAHEIM, California -- The Walt Disney Co. is concentrating on local content to attract more viewers worldwide for its streaming services through do...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia
Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean gamers mobilize offline to make their voices heard
Angered by what they deem to be an unfair rewards system and poor customer service, South Korean players of Kakao Games Corp.’s Japan-created ...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's SD Biosensor to supply diagnostics kits to Japan in H2
SD Biosensor Inc., South Korea’s leading in-vitro diagnostics company, has signed an agreement to supply its COVID-19 self-test kits and other...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Silicon Valley-based AI startup Allganize revs up to go public in Japan
Allganize Inc., a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, recently announced the company will relocate some of its headquarters f...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home decoration app O!House launches a beta version in Japan
“Even though different countries have varying living conditions, we all share the common goal of decorating our spaces,” Jay Lee, CEO of...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Japan’s multifamily assets shine amid market volatility: Savills IM
Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s minimum wage to exceed Japan’s due to forex
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this October.A subcommittee...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business
SK Geo Centric, an SK Innovation Co. subsidiary focused on the eco-friendly chemical business, joined hands with Paris-based Veolia Environnement S....
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean micromobility startup Swing launches biz in Japan
South Korea’s shared micromobility startup The Swing Co. is making inroads in Japan, becoming the first domestic service provider in the secto...
Jul 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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