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Arrested Japanese artist: ‘My vagina is not obscene’

SEOUL, South Korea — Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi, who goes by the alias “Good For Nothing Child,” finds herself in an unusual bind in a country known for its blunt eroticism: fighting obscenity charges for a crowd-sourcing effort to build a kayak modeled after her own vagina.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jul 24, 2014

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Why the Japanese live so long

SEOUL, South Korea — The world’s oldest known man, Alexander Imich, born in 1903, died Sunday in New York. The torch will most likely be passed to 111-year-old Sakari Momori, who comes from a country full of elderly people: Japan. The Guinness Book of World Records is investigating.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jun 14, 2014

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Psy and Snoop Dogg’s hangover: 3 inebriated insights from Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea — It’s been a while since horse-galloping YouTube celebrity Psy followed up on his first global hit, “Gangnam Style,” and its less famous successor, “Gentleman.” For a while, it appeared the eccentric Korean rapper would fall into the abyss as a one-hit wonder — all despite the fact that, a little over a week ago, “Gangnam Style” reached two billion views, the most ever for a YouTube video.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jun 10, 2014

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South Koreans blame themselves for ferry tragedy

SEOUL, South Korea ― Wednesday’s ferry sinking off Korea’s west coast is being called one of the country’s worst peacetime disasters in modern times. Although 14 are confirmed dead, close to 300 are still missing in the frigid waters. Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 17, 2014

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