The Fukushima waste water issue is new anti-Japan issue the Korean left can demagogue for many more years bash Japan and Korean conservatives with because it is easy to demagogue. This is because most people don’t read up on what the radioactive waste water is which is harmless in the doses being discharged. Most people also don’t realize South Korea and other countries dump waste water from their nuclear plants into the ocean as well. If these leftists are so concerned about the environment how come they are not protesting outside South Korean nuclear plants?:
South Korea’s main opposition party warned it would take a series of actions condemning the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s policies on Japan as Tokyo began a phased release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday afternoon.
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the head of the Democratic Party of Korea, said in an emergency meeting gathering all of the party’s lawmakers that Yoon, with his “leniency with Japan,” was “no less responsible for the destruction of our seas being undertaken by the Japanese government.”
“The Yoon administration practically acted as a spokesperson for Japan, even as it was going to pollute our waters with radioactive waste,” he said. “Our party will not stop fighting against Japan’s reckless acts of environmental destruction.”
Korea Herald
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It looks like North Korea will continue to launch these satellites until they figure out how to do it correctly:
North Korea said Thursday its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has ended in a failure, citing “an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight.”
Pyongyang said it launched the spy satellite, the Malligyong-1, mounted on a new type of rocket named Chollima-1, but an error occurred during the third stage of the launch, according to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korea will once again aim to put a satellite into orbit in October, KCNA said, following its first botched attempt in late May.
Yonhap
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No word yet if the North Koreans were successful at putting their satellite into orbit:
North Korea launched a long-range rocket in a southern direction on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in the North’s likely second attempt to put a satellite into orbit.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.” It gave no further details.
On Tuesday, Japan’s coast guard said North Korean authorities notified it about a plan to launch a satellite at some time from Aug. 24 through Aug. 30. Coast guard spokesperson Hiromune Kikuchi said the notice didn’t specify the type of satellite, but that he believed it would be similar to a May launch by North Korea.
In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite plunged into the sea soon after liftoff, posing a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to establish a space-based surveillance system to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea had since vowed to make a second attempt.
Stars & Stripes
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If this crazy guy couldn’t buy brass knuckles to commit his crime he could have just as easily used a hammer. Are those going to be banned too?:
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| The suspect, second from right, charged with rape and murder at Sillim-dong, Seoul, leaves Seoul Gwanak Police station after an investigation, Saturday. Yonhap |
Growing concerns over the possible criminal use of self-defense weapons are sparking calls for tougher regulations on the products.
Korea Times
Fears come in the wake of a heinous crime involving a 30-year-old man who assaulted a woman, on a hiking trail in southern Seoul, with two brass knuckles, after which, he raped her, Thursday. The victim died, Saturday.
“It scared me because it is so easy to buy them online, and I also wonder if I can actually use brass knuckles in self-defense in an urgent situation,” said Lee So-heon, 26, a university student who also lives in southern Seoul.
The latest attack adds to a recent string of violent crimes that have alarmed the public. Ahead of the murder case, a knife-wielding rampage occurred near Sillim Station, July 21, followed by a similar incident at Seohyeon Station in Gyeonggi Province, Aug. 3, which sparked a surge in the sales of self-defense weapons.
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Is everyone ready for subway stations named after companies? If there was a ROK Drop station which one do readers think it should be?:
Starting in September, Yeouido Station on Seoul Metro’s Line 9 will bear an additional name ― Shinhan Securities. This follows Shinhan Securities’ successful bid to acquire naming rights for the station. As a result, Shinhan Securities will now be associated with both Yeouido Stations on Lines 5 and 9, which are at the heart of Korea’s financial business district.
Korea Times
The association of a firm’s name with Yeouido Station is symbolic, given that the area houses more than 14 securities firms and numerous other financial institutions. The station also sees over 3 million users monthly.
This so-called “second name” can be acquired for metro stations through Seoul Metro’s auction system. When a company or institution wins the bid, its name will appear alongside the original station name, enclosed in brackets. This name is also announced on trains and displayed on various road and station signs.
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