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  • Boat service linking South Korea\’s Busan and Japan\’s Tsushima resumes

    After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per sailing. The boat service began in 1999, and the popularity of Tsushima soared when jetfoils entered into use in 2011, linking the two ports with a 70-minute ride. In 2018, a record 410,000 people visited Tsushima from South Korea. However, the number of visitors dropped significantly in 2019 due to the deterioration in bilateral ties.

    The resumption of the boat service is welcomed by both South Korean travelers and Tsushima residents. The 63-year-old from Daejeon in the central part of South Korea who boarded a boat from Busan on Saturday morning expressed his excitement of being back after a long while. The Panstar Group, which began serving the Busan-Tsushima route when the route was resumed, hopes to see many people use its service. Yukihiro Yamada, the 59-year-old owner of a restaurant near Hitakatsu port, also pins his hopes on the resumption of the boat service. The Tsushima municipal government intends to consider loosening the limits on the number of passengers while keeping tabs on infection cases.



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  • Boat service linking South Korea\’s Busan and Japan\’s Tsushima resumes

    After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per sailing. The boat service began in 1999, and the popularity of Tsushima soared when jetfoils entered into use in 2011, linking the two ports with a 70-minute ride. In 2018, a record 410,000 people visited Tsushima from South Korea. However, the number of visitors dropped significantly in 2019 due to the deterioration in bilateral ties.

    The resumption of the boat service is welcomed by both South Korean travelers and Tsushima residents. The 63-year-old from Daejeon in the central part of South Korea who boarded a boat from Busan on Saturday morning expressed his excitement of being back after a long while. The Panstar Group, which began serving the Busan-Tsushima route when the route was resumed, hopes to see many people use its service. Yukihiro Yamada, the 59-year-old owner of a restaurant near Hitakatsu port, also pins his hopes on the resumption of the boat service. The Tsushima municipal government intends to consider loosening the limits on the number of passengers while keeping tabs on infection cases.



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  • Boat service linking South Korea\’s Busan and Japan\’s Tsushima resumes

    After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per sailing. The boat service began in 1999, and the popularity of Tsushima soared when jetfoils entered into use in 2011, linking the two ports with a 70-minute ride. In 2018, a record 410,000 people visited Tsushima from South Korea. However, the number of visitors dropped significantly in 2019 due to the deterioration in bilateral ties.

    The resumption of the boat service is welcomed by both South Korean travelers and Tsushima residents. The 63-year-old from Daejeon in the central part of South Korea who boarded a boat from Busan on Saturday morning expressed his excitement of being back after a long while. The Panstar Group, which began serving the Busan-Tsushima route when the route was resumed, hopes to see many people use its service. Yukihiro Yamada, the 59-year-old owner of a restaurant near Hitakatsu port, also pins his hopes on the resumption of the boat service. The Tsushima municipal government intends to consider loosening the limits on the number of passengers while keeping tabs on infection cases.



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  • Boat service linking South Korea\’s Busan and Japan\’s Tsushima resumes

    After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per sailing. The boat service began in 1999, and the popularity of Tsushima soared when jetfoils entered into use in 2011, linking the two ports with a 70-minute ride. In 2018, a record 410,000 people visited Tsushima from South Korea. However, the number of visitors dropped significantly in 2019 due to the deterioration in bilateral ties.

    The resumption of the boat service is welcomed by both South Korean travelers and Tsushima residents. The 63-year-old from Daejeon in the central part of South Korea who boarded a boat from Busan on Saturday morning expressed his excitement of being back after a long while. The Panstar Group, which began serving the Busan-Tsushima route when the route was resumed, hopes to see many people use its service. Yukihiro Yamada, the 59-year-old owner of a restaurant near Hitakatsu port, also pins his hopes on the resumption of the boat service. The Tsushima municipal government intends to consider loosening the limits on the number of passengers while keeping tabs on infection cases.



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  • Wrestling: Stigmatized coach of Olympic champs drops dictatorial ways

    Kazuhito Sakae is a key figure in the rise of women\’s wrestling in Japan and has recently resumed his coaching career after quitting his national team and university duties due to his abusive training methods. Kaori Icho, winner of four straight Olympic golds, was one of the victims of Sakae\’s harassment and it eventually led to his exit. Now, Sakae has adopted a communication-based approach with the help of his daughter, Kiwa, who is also an assistant coach at Shigakkan University. He has changed his mindset and listens to his athletes, and has produced a list of Paris Olympics hopefuls. His current crop of athletes respond without hesitation to his instructions, in stark contrast to the coach\’s past training sessions. The issue of abusive coaching in Japan is being tackled in various sports, with youth tournaments banning angry coaches.



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  • Kyodo News Digest: Feb. 25, 2023

    On Friday, the leaders of the Group of Seven economies pledged to levy further sanctions on Russia in a bid to stop its war in Ukraine. The United States also unveiled new sanctions on Russia, targeting over 200 individuals and entities, as well as more military and economic aid for Ukraine. Japan showed its strong commitment to supporting Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia\’s invasion of the Eastern European country. Additionally, a Japanese court ordered the government to pay damages to a hearing-impaired woman who underwent forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law.
    In other news, a century-old ryokan traditional inn in southwestern Japan has been found to have legionella bacteria levels as much as 3,700 times over standard limits. Bank of Japan chief nominee Kazuo Ueda also vowed to maintain monetary easing to stably achieve the central bank\’s 2 percent inflation target. India\’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies to address rising prices and other economic challenges the world faces. China called for a comprehensive cease-fire in Ukraine and Japan\’s Justice Ministry said it plans to rename a sexual offense charge to make clearer the illegality of nonconsensual intercourse. Japan\’s manga comic books and magazines sales were estimated to have hit a record 677 billion yen ($5 billion) in 2022, but the rise was only marginal. Finally, pandas have arrived in China from a western Japan zoo, as seen in a video posted online.

    Overall, Friday saw a variety of news from Japan, including the G-7\’s pledge to levy further sanctions on Russia, Japan\’s commitment to supporting Ukraine, and a Japanese court ordering the government to pay damages to a hearing-impaired woman who underwent forced sterilization. Other news included a Japanese inn having legionella bacteria levels much higher than the standard limit, Japan\’s manga sales hitting a record high, and the arrival of pandas from a western Japan zoo to China.



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  • Kyodo News Digest: Feb. 24, 2023

    On February 22, 2023, Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv\’s Independence Square to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of their country. The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine, and Japan is chairing the Group of Seven summit online in support of the Ukrainian people. In addition, Japan has pledged $27 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria, which were recently affected by earthquakes, and $16 million in emergency grant aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine and opposed sanctions on Russia imposed by Western countries. North Korea announced that it had fired four cruise missiles that flew 2,000 kilometers, and the G-20 finance chiefs met in India to address challenges facing the global economy. To show their solidarity, Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Oleksiy Makeyev visited the Saitama Shrine in Japan to pray for peace.



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  • Japan core consumer prices up 4.2% in Jan., fastest in over 41 yrs

    Core consumer prices in Japan rose 4.2 percent in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since 1981, due to higher energy and food prices. Excluding volatile fresh food items, the core consumer price index was above the Bank of Japan\’s 2 percent inflation target for the 10th straight month. The impact of further hikes in food prices expected in February is expected to be offset by reduced electricity and gas prices due to the government\’s decision to subsidize utility bills for consumers. The Bank of Japan has maintained its monetary easing policy due to the inflation target not yet being achieved in a \”stable and sustainable fashion\”. Follow my Facebook group to keep up to date on the latest news on Japan\’s inflation rate and the Bank of Japan\’s monetary policy.



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  • BOJ chief nominee Ueda vows to maintain monetary easing

    Kazuo Ueda, the nominee for Bank of Japan governor, believes that current monetary policy is appropriate and will continue to maintain monetary easing to support the economy. Ueda also expressed hope to work closely with the government in guiding policy to reach the BOJ\’s 2 percent inflation target. Follow my Facebook group for more updates on Bank of Japan\’s policy decisions and other economic news.



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