Link includes Japanese original text and photograph of the article. English version: ... read full post
KIM SON GYONG: ... read full post
Like Palestine, Korea’s history is one of war, occupation, and division. The Korean War was the first “proxy war” of the Cold War. Nearly 5 million Koreans were killed, entire cities were turned to ashes, and our country was divided in two. The Korean War shows us that a ceasefire does not end an occupation. Despite the ceasefire in 1953, our homeland remains divided and at war today. The ceasefire did not end the war — it only gave it new life. Therefore, as Koreans, we know that we need more than just an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We need an end to the Zionist occupation of Palestine, once and for all. ... read full post
Note: This is machine translation of selected quotes from the articles. Additionally, several photos of the events are available in the linked articles. ... read full post
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Summary: PDP gave a speech in front of US embassy in Seoul and a speech in front of the White House in Washington DC. The speech expressed that only when Palestine is liberated can the conflict be resolved, and that the "US and Israel are one body and it is public knowledge in the whole world that the US aggression forces are behind the indiscriminate bombing and aggression of the Palestinians" and "the imperialist powers led by the United States have turned the world into a powder keg of war" using Zionism in the Middle East, NATO in Europe, Japanese militarism and the formation of an "Asian version of NATO" in Asia, strengthening the war alliance against DPRK and plotting a war in East Asia. ... read full post
〈US troops must leave the Korean Peninsula immediately〉 … September World Anti-Imperialist Simultaneous Struggle, Pyeongtaek ... read full post
This is a book review in Hankyoreh, south Korea's top center-left liberal paper. ... read full post
This article is originally in Korean. These are some excerpts with machine translation and my slight additions: ... read full post
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North Korean athletes were officially welcomed at their living quarters in the Chinese city of Hangzhou for the 19th Asian Games on Friday, the eve of the opening ceremony of the quadrennial continental competition. ... read full post
Article is from Sept. 14, 2023. ... read full post
"The combined number of those seeking to stay in China and those wanting to return to the North is actually greater than those hoping to reach South Korea." ... read full post
(Note that Hankyoreh is a liberal paper with a generally center-left view) ... read full post
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These articles are in Korean. I'm just going to share small portions of them (mainly the inaugural declaration) with machine translation + my slight editing. Please let me know if you spot translation errors. Additional links added to text by me for additional context. ... read full post
This is a documentary showing a school for Zainichi Koreans as well as following the students when they visit DPRK (@30:53 if you want to see that part). This 45min video is an abridged version of the full documentary which came out in 2006.
The Japanese word Zainichi (在日) means "residing in (zai) Japan (nichi)". The Korean equivalent is 재일, which has the same meaning.
South Korea's Arirang news teaches about Korea's traditional underfloor heating system, which originated in the north and spread to all of Korea in the Joseon period, and is still used today in both traditional and modernized forms. The documentaries visit rural areas to show the traditional smoke-based ondol system in use, and also show the uses of modernized water-based ondol system. ... read full post