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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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Obama lands in Tokyo for the first US state visit in 18 years

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan is without a doubt America’s most stable and prosperous ally in East Asia. Yet today, President Barack Obama became the first American president since Bill Clinton in April 1996 to visit the country as a state guest.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 23, 2014

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South Korea ferry disaster: How everything that could go wrong did go wrong

SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans were taken aback Monday when President Park Geun-hye decreed that the captain and crew of the Sewol, the 6825-ton sunken ferry, conducted themselves in a way “akin to an act of murder,” fleeing the listing ship without ensuring the safety of the 476 passengers on board.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 22, 2014

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Is North Korea readying nuclear test No. 4?

SEOUL, South Korea — Get ready. North Korea’s fourth nuclear test may be upon us. There’s been an uptick in activity at the underground test site at Punggye-ri, in the garrison kingdom’s desolate and remote northeast, Yonhap reports.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 21, 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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