[%%IMAGE1%%] On May 18, 1980, the South Korean military, led by Chun Du-whan, killed several citizens who were demanding democracy.On May 16, 2009, the police brutally arrested members of the Korea Cargo Transport Workers‘ Union who participated in a rally to launch a general strike.Chun Du-whan, the former South Korean President who is responsible for the Gwangju Massacre, tries to stop the current President Lee Myung-bak from imitating him. Upon hearing Lee opening his speech with the phrase “I am...,” something pundits remarked on Chun’s frequent use of, Chun says, “Why are you imitating me? You are centralist, aren‘t you?”(Hankyoreh Geurimpan, 18 May 2009)

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Chun Du-whan’s imitators

Does he expect to tell the people to change while he does not?

[Editorial] Does Yoon think the Korean public is wrong?

The recent augmentation of the US-Japan alliance into a global one, expanding Japan’s military role, makes Japan’s regressive historical awareness all the more concerning

[Editorial] As it bolsters its alliance with US, Japan must be accountable for past

An amendment to the Constitution that would allow for two four-year terms for the president rather than a single five-year one could be the key to Yoon leaving the stage to applause rather than boos

[Guest essay] Amending the Constitution is Yoon’s key to leaving office in public’s good graces

Ten years may have passed since the sinking, but safety conditions in South Korea have shown little in the way of improvement

[Editorial] 10 years on, lessons of Sewol tragedy must never be forgotten

The South Korean public has more than had its fill of Yoon and Han’s brand of politics

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A bolstered US-Japan alliance is rendering the pacifist constitution of the latter a shell of its former self

[Correspondent’s column] The US and the end of Japanese pacifism

It was none other than the government and hospitals that afforded Korea’s residents and interns such immense power that they wield now in their absence from hospitals

[Guest essay] How Korea turned its trainee doctors into monsters

South Korea’s former ambassador to Russia weighs in on the recent deterioration of the two countries’ ties

[Guest essay] As someone who helped forge Seoul-Moscow ties, their status today troubles me

The 32-year-high 67% turnout rate for Wednesday’s elections shows just how disappointed and angry South Korean voters are

[Editorial] Koreans sent a loud and clear message to Yoon

The impassioned calls for “passing judgment” show how frustrated people are feeling with South Korean politics’ inability to move forward

[Column] In Korea’s midterm elections, it’s time for accountability

[Column] The clock is ticking for Korea’s first lady

Samsung barricades office as unionized workers strike for better conditions

[Editorial] When the choice is kids or career, Korea will never overcome birth rate woes

S. Korea, Japan reaffirm commitment to strengthening trilateral ties with US

[News analysis] After elections, prosecutorial reform will likely make legislative agenda

Japan officially says compensation of Korean forced laborers isn’t its responsibility

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“이스라엘, 이란에 미사일 공격”…‘핵시설 밀집’ 이스파한 공항 폭발음

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