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Sat, June 23, 2018 | 17:19

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Film challenges biases on sexual slavery

The documentary film “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue” tells how scholars and activists from many countries, as well as Korea and Japan, see the issue.To give his audience impartial information about the wartime sexual slavery that put Korea and Japan poles apart, filmmaker Miki Dezaki included interviews with some controversial figures.

Trend | 2018-06-15 15:46

'Hallbok' fires controversy over what women can choose to wear

Controversy has erupted over a term online clothing sites have long used without a problem.The word is “hallbok,” a combination of hall in English, which in this case is indicative of bars where women serve male customers, while “bok” means clothing.The issue some women have with it is that they can wear whatever they want but the term is limiting their right to choose and th...

Trend | 2018-06-15 15:36

Japanese women show support for Korean women

Japanese women are throwing their support behind Korea's feminist movement through hashtag messages. Twitter users of both countries have recently started using hashtags to exchange encouragement. They come in Korean and Japanese and include #WeAreInSolidarityWithKoreanFeminists, “WeCanChangeTheWords, #LanguagePower and #LanguageRenewal.

Trend | 2018-06-14 17:09

Online therapy attracts millennials

A woman in her 20s, identified as Lee, grew up in poverty. When most teens hung out with friends, developed social skills, and prepared for their future, Lee was trapped inside her house, haunted by the anxiety that was slowly creeping into her life. Being exposed to the family's financial burden for a long time worsened Lee's anxiety.

Trend | 2018-06-07 15:54

Stalker fear over Snapchat GPS map service

Many Snapchat users are worried that the new “Snap Map” feature will bring out potential stalkers. In June 2017, Snapchat introduced Snap Map, where users can share their location with friends. They can create their personal emoji, or Bitmoji, and use it as place markers on the map.

Trend | 2018-05-31 17:17

Snapchat's funny filters unleash a craze among young people

Yejin Park cannot stop using Snapchat and its filters, which incorporate facial-tracking technology to alter users' faces in fun ways. “I don't usually take selfies, but when I do, I use filters from Snap,” Park said. Every day, about 150 million people use Snapchat, with those between 13 and 24 accounting for 60 percent.

Trend | 2018-05-30 14:08

For Generation Z, Snapchat and Instagram are the new Facebook

Generation Z uses the social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat compulsively. To them, Facebook is an old story. Born in the mid-1990s and the early 2000s, this is the generation after the millenials.

Trend | 2018-05-25 14:42

Korea's childbirths continue to decline in March

The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in March, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of the chronic low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth largest economy for more than a decade.

Trend | 2018-05-23 12:14

Hair artist leads barbershop into centerpiece of stag culture

Barbershops became a relic of the past entering the '90s as hair salons took center stage in the nation's beauty and fashion industry. Even men started visiting hair salons for haircuts, and barbershops gradually disappeared.

Trend | 2018-05-21 17:30

Dog meat consumption down in Seoul

Fewer people in Seoul are eating dog as nearly 40 percent of the restaurants selling dog meat have closed over the last 10 years. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of restaurants serving dog meat soup, or “bosintang,” decreased from 528 in 2005 to 329 in 2014 _ many of which either quit or changed their menu. Even, some hide the name of bosintang with...

Trend | 2018-05-20 17:56

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