A cognitive approach to N. Korea The recent North Korean crisis came in like a lion and went out like a lamb, to paraphrase the famous saying about the month of March.
A new take on Korean studies
Why so many cafes? Guidebooks to Korea rarely mention coffee, and if they do, it is usually in passing.
Worries about Big Government Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty of turmoil in Korean politics which has yet to be resolved.
Scrap new system of addresses After a move in Korea, people must report their new address to the government. Korean citizens do so at their neighborhood government office, whereas foreigners do so at the district office or city hall. This small formality completes any move.
Korean language education The year 2012 may well go down in history as an important year for teaching Korean as a second language.
Restoring Seoul City Wall Over the past several years, the city government of Seoul has taken a new interest in the Seoul City Wall that surrounded the old city.
Diversifying Korea for the long term In little more than a month, Park Geun-hye will be inaugurated as Korea's first woman president. She will also be the first single president and the first without children. She is also the first president who majored in science or engineering at un..
The silent majority speaks After Richard Nixon's landslide re-election in 1972, Pauline Kael, a noted film critic for the New Yorker reportedly said, ``I cant believe Nixon won. I dont know anyone who voted for him." Since then, conservative political commentators in the..
Japanese election and Korea The results of the general election in Japan on Dec. 16th have left Koreans uneasy. The establishment Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that ruled Japan almost unbroken from 1955 to 2009 returned to power in a landslide victory.
A micro look at name cards Sometimes details, even very small ones, have big things to say. Such it is with the ubiquitous name card in Korea. In going through a pile of recently received cards, a number of thoughts come to mind.
The death of Korean cities Amid the flurry of interest in the upcoming presidential election, a new issue is emerging: the death of Korean cities.
Remake Hangeul Day a holiday October was a busy month for fans of the Korean language. On Oct. 9, another Hangeul Day passed without the day of rest its commemoration so deserves.
An oddly dull election season November is nearly upon us and it will soon turn to December, the month of Korea's presidential election every five years.
On Gangnam Style Psy's jumpy dance hit "Gangnam Style" has taken the world by storm, leaving Koreans shocked and surprised.
An uneasy election season Frequent rain the past few weeks has brought cooler weather, and with it, an interest in the upcoming presidential elections in Korea and the United States.
Lincoln and August 15th Liberation Day, Aug. 15, stirs complex emotions for Koreans. It marks the hopeful end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.
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