Jun 21, 2013 | Writing
In a workshop a few minutes away from the sprawl of downtown Kyoto, a young man walks up and down aisles of steaming vats filled with a soya milk mixture. Holding a bamboo rod, he scoops up the film that forms on the top of the soya milk, and hangs the sheets to dry...
Jun 21, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — This week, it’s not North Korea or Zimbabwe resisting a call for justice from the United Nations. Rather, it is East Asia’s wealthiest and oldest democracy: Japan. The government says it’s “not obligated” to abide by a request from the UN...
Jun 20, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s founding father, Kim Il Sung, and his son and successor, Kim Jong Il, both wanted to banish nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula, a North Korean diplomat claimed Wednesday as he renewed his government’s call for...
Jun 19, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — The 29-year-old generalissimo of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, loves riding his $7-million yacht, NKNews reports. North Korea’s state-run news agency, KCNA, first gave a glimpse of the boat in May while Kim Jong Un was touring the country. It...
Jun 17, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — You may find something odd about China hosting talks with North Korea on Wednesday. The invitation comes on the heels of an erratic week during which North Korea proposed negotiations and then snubbed South Korea. This week, Chinese Vice Foreign...
Jun 13, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — Whenever North and South Korea spar words, one poor little bystander always suffers: the hotline. Maintained by the Red Cross, the Seoul-Pyongyang hotline system is one of few channels where the two foes can directly get in touch with each other....
