This is clearly just more anti-Japanese stir of the pot in South Korea. This commercial makes absolutely no reference to anything in regards to comfort women:

The Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has pulled an ad from South Korean TV after it was accused of mocking victims of wartime sexual slavery.

The company said it had stopped airing the 15-second ad after critics pointed out that the Korean-language subtitles appeared to question the testimony of women who said they were forced to work in Japanese military brothels across Asia before and during the second world war. (……)

In the ad, the 97-year-old model Iris Apfel is asked by the 13-year-old designer Kheris Rogers how she dressed when she was her age. Apfel replies: “I can’t remember that far back.” But the version with Korean subtitles gave Apfel’s reply as: “Oh my God, how can I remember what happened more than 80 years ago?”

The Korea Herald said some viewers interpreted the time reference as an attempt to ridicule former sex slaves and forced labourers, whose recollections of abuses have been questioned by rightwing politicians and academics in Japan.

The Guardian

You can read more at the link, but this company is trying to sell clothes to Koreans, do people really think they would make a commercial to ridicule Korean comfort women?

As I have been saying the Korean left in order to help their parliamentary election chances next year, have to keep stirring the pot of anti-Japanese in South Korea. Continue to expect every little thing they can sensationalize or just make up to stir anti-Japanese sentiment to continue.

So where are the protests, bumper stickers, and media hate for the Chinese trade restrictions? This is just another example of the double standard applied by Koreans when it comes to China and Japan:

The government is facing growing calls to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over China’s refusal to permit Korean game companies to sell their products there, according to industry officials and politicians. 

Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party urged Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo to pursue more active measures to resolve the matter that has lasted for more than two years, resulting in worsening profits for the nation’s game industry. 

“The Chinese government resumed issuing service permits for foreign titles in March this year, but no Korean games were included in the list,” the four-term lawmaker said during the National Assembly’s audit of government agencies, Monday. “This is obvious discrimination against Korean games. The culture ministry needs to take the issue to the WTO.”

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.

If Kim Jong-un needs a consultant to help him build better resorts in North Korea he could always call President Trump:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticized his late father’s policy of depending on South Korea for the development of the Mount Kumgang resort on the east coast, ordering the removal of “all the unpleasant-looking facilities” built by the South.

During a “field guidance” visit to the mountain resort, Kim also ordered the construction of the country’s own “modern service facilities” and said the North “will always welcome our compatriots from the South” to the resort, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“The mountain was left uncared for more than ten years to leave a flaw and the land is worthy of better cause. He made a sharp criticism of the very wrong, dependent policy of the predecessors who were going to rely on others when the country was not strong enough,” the Korean Central News Agency said in English.

“He instructed to remove all the unpleasant-looking facilities of the south side with an agreement with the relevant unit of the south side and to build new modern service facilities our own way that go well with the natural scenery of Mt. Kumgang,” it added.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link.

Here is the latest reading of the tea leaves in regards to North Korea denuclearization talks:

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said there would be a “major rebuild” of North Korea at some point, and he referred to some “very interesting information” he recently obtained in regard to the country.

It was unclear whether the remark, delivered near the end of a cabinet meeting, alluded to some progress in Washington’s stalled denuclearization negotiations with Pyongyang or whether it could be another of Trump’s idiosyncratic ideas of striking an ultimate deal with the regime.

Joong Ang Ilbo

You can read more at the link, but apparently an offer the Trump administration made at the last talks was to help North Korea complete their massive tourism project between Wonsan and Kalma on the country’s east coast. The project has been delayed by the sanctions. If anyone knows how to complete a resort project it would be Trump. I guess we will see what happens in the coming months on this offer.

I can understand why people would want to have days where the public can enjoy the Gwanghwamun area without protesters everywhere. However, it is interesting that this idea comes up when it is conservative groups busy rallying against the liberal Korean president. When the liberal groups were rallying against the former conservative President Park Geun-hye the city government did not consider doing this:

Squares and plazas in Seoul, open to all including protests and sit-ins, may get a “break” day.

Citizens have been calling for a “break” from rallies at Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggye Plaza, Seoul Plaza and other public spaces in downtown Seoul, and the city government is seriously considering this.

Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it is considering designating a “no-rally day” regularly, a day without any protests, rallies, or other events at the locations so that the public can use them. 

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.

I wonder why the media is blurring out her face when everyone accused of wrong doing in the Park Geun-hye impeachment had their faces widely published across the Korean media?:

Chung Kyung-sim, wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, attended a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court Wednesday to challenge the prosecution’s request to put her behind bars as it investigates corruption allegations against her. 

Chung, a professor from Dongyang University, entered the court building in southern Seoul around 10:10 a.m., making her first appearance before the press since the prosecution started its probe 57 days ago. Chung is being investigated for possible irregularities in her daughter’s admissions application to medical school and alleged corruption in managing the family’s wealth.

Following dozens of raids including her residence and seven rounds of questioning of Chung, the Special Investigation Department II of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office asked the Seoul Central District Court on Monday to issue a warrant to detain Chung. In its warrant application, prosecutors listed 11 charges against her, which they say require pretrial detention. They also claim that evidence destruction is a worry. 

About 100 reporters asked Chung various questions, but she only replied, “I will faithfully face the hearing,” before entering the building.

Joong Ang Ilbo

You can read more at the link.