Starbucks’ South Korean operation said Monday it will close all of its stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training as it reels from backlash following a marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
The breathless Korean sci-fi monster movie ‘Hope’ leaves the Cannes Film Festival floored
Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or.
Min Jin Lee’s ‘Pachinko’ follow-up, ‘American Hagwon,’ will explore Korean education obsession
Min Jin Lee’s first novel since her million-selling “Pachinko” is a long book that grew out of a basic question: What do Koreans care most about?
Soldiers deployed to Korea to get valentines
For the first time, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) soldiers deployed to Korea will receive valentines, thanks to Washington’s Rep. Marilyn Strickland.
In solo concert film, Suga/Agust-D does best when collaborating with other artists
In case you missed it (you probably didn’t), BTS, the record-breaking K-Pop boy band, took a hiatus last year and the Korean popular music industry is reeling.
“Past Lives” is the most grown up movie about love that you will ever see
“Past Lives,” written and directed by Korean Canadian Celine Song, and the opener at Seattle International Film Festival this year, is without a doubt the most grown up movie I have ever seen—and that you will ever see, too.
The Korean wave brings all things Korean to the U.S.
Korea. A land of tiger lilies and green mountains topped with temples. A land of spicy food, sleek sedans, and compelling tunes. It’s a land divided and yet still with one beating heart.
Angelina Jolie’s film ‘Unbroken’ finally opens in Japan more than a year later
By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” opened Feb. 6, more than a year after the rest of the world, in Japan, where the main character […]
Hawaii plantation to stop growing sugar
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business, signaling the end of an industry that once powered the local economy and lured thousands of immigrants to the islands.
Mmm … mochi! — A Japanese new year’s treat, a harbinger of good blessings, a choking hazard?
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly If you frequent Asian markets during the year, especially around special holidays, you are probably familiar with the colorful and interesting variety of mochi, […]
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