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The posters appear to similar as the one that got put in as a full page Wall Street Journal advertisement by singer and professor in Korea. This article by Japan Probe goes on to talk about both sides. A) the event that happened during war time B) the Japanese responses including what reparations were paid. From Japan Probe, “When the comfort women issue gained international attention in the 1990′s, the Japanese government decided that it was a special case. Despite the fact that the previous treaty had legally settled the reparations issue and despite the fact that South Korea had paid compensation to the women, measures were taken to provide additional aid to former comfort women. Directly paying reparations would violate the 1965 agreement, so the Japanese government instead established the Asian Women’s Fund to raise funds and deliver compensation payments.” There’s plenty more and it’s also nice of them to mention that their article isn’t meant to belittle the suffering of the “comfort women”.
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Coffee culture isn’t just a Euro or American thing, it’s hit Japan for sure, but also Korea. Where tea is often thought of as the hot beverage of choice, it’s slowly being crept upon by coffee. Part of the thanks might be a TV show. Balita.com writes: “A wildly popular 2007 TV series called The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, for example, has been widely credited for kickstarting the coffee craze in the country, as much of the drama unfolded in a coffee shop. The series was also dubbed over in Spanish and aired in countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.” Korean American Coffee houses are already evident and growing. Shops are appearing in Los Angeles over the last year or two boasting hand crafted coffees. Meanwhile, there’s been more appearances of coffee in Korean dramas and the coffee consumption is growing.
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There’s no RIP for him.
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Korean Comfort Woman statue. It’s sitting in front of the Japanese embassy in Korea. Yes, their plight is still under owned and the number 200,000 is alarming. It’s the 1000th rally and now there’s a daily reminder in the form of a statue of a serene sitting Korean woman. This might not be the greatest place to protest, but it is easy to go home after a full day of getting their message out. Great idea on the statue. (BBC – Comfort Woman Statue)
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Kraze Burger pronounced “Crazy” is on it’s way to a US city near you. It’s a Korean burger chain but the burgers look very deluxe and fancy. Will it work? It’s located in Bethesda, Maryland. They’re using Eames chairs with the dowel legs in one photo. Their website, their burgers, their everything doesn’t seem to stand out as much as the many above average burger places. How will they compete?
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