Korean commercial act revision to drive reevaluation of equities: J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan, a leading US investment bank, has thrown its weight behind South Korea’s landmark commercial act revision, saying that the new go...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...
Coupang Eats starts food delivery service in Japan
Coupang Eats, a food delivery app operated by South Korea's No. 1 e-commerce platform Coupang Inc., launched its first overseas service in Japan.Acc...
Catchtable to offer restaurant reservation service in Japan
Wad Corp., the developer and operator of South Korea’s most popular restaurant reservation app Catchtable, launched the beta service for off...
Lotte Duty Free renews Tokyo Ginza Store
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free reopened its Tokyo Ginza Store in Tokyu Plaza Ginza on Wednesday after a complete renovation. This is the company's ...
Tokyo Electron: Chip machinery giant with ‘tireless animal spirit’
TOKYO – In the 1980s, Japanese chipmakers dominated the world’s semiconductor industry.Companies like NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu and Mitsubis...
Shinsegae Int'l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo
Shinsegae International, the cosmetics and fashion division of South Korea's Shinsegae Group, entered Japan's ultra-luxury beauty market by promot...
FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan
FG Korea, the operator of the American handcrafted hamburger brand Five Guys in South Korea, will open its stores in Japan in the second half of nex...
South Korean startups' Tokyo fever sizzles
Despite the recent Line-Yahoo cacophony, South Korean entrepreneurs are continuing their advance into Japan to find the next big market.On Thursday,...
Naver to submit remedies to Japan without A Holdings stake sale
LY Corp., the operator of Japan’s popular messenger app Line, is expected not to propose Naver Corp.’s stake sale in its largest stakeho...
Korean government vows stern response to Tokyo’s pressure on Naver
The South Korean government said on Monday it will resolutely respond to any “unfair” measures by Tokyo against Naver Corp., which is re...
Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy
Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are raising eyebrows, leading many to question whether...
SoftBank to buy part of Naver's Line stake by July: CEO Miyakawa
TOKYO – SoftBank Corp., which runs LY Corp., the operator of the popular mobile messenger app Line in Japan, said on Thursday it is in talks w...
Chanel to open after-sales service center in Seoul
French luxury label Chanel is planning to open a dedicated after-sales service center in South Korea, one of the world’s largest markets for h...
Hyundai Department launches Korean brands' global platform
Hyundai Department Store Co., South Korea’s major retail conglomerate, has launched “The Hyundai Global” platform dedicated to pro...
Mom’s Touch to open first store in Japan
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Monday that it will open its first directly managed store Shibuya...
Hyundai unveils IONIQ 5 N concept NPX1 in Japan
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that it unveiled the high-performance electric vehicle (EV) IONIQ 5's N Performance Concept model NPX1 for the...
Samsung to build $281 million chip packaging R&D center in Yokohama
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will build a 40 billion yen ($281 million) advanced chip pa...
CJ Olive Young opens pop-up at @cosme Tokyo
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Thursday that it opened a pop-up store at @cosme Tokyo, Japan’s larges...
SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and its closest neighbor Japan need to form an economic coalition, similar to the European Union (EU), to meet ...
Mom's Touch Tokyo pop-up store visitors exceed 30,000
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Friday its pop-up store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan successfully con...
Lotte Ventures hosts L-Camp in Tokyo for promising Korean startups
TOKYO – Lotte Ventures Corp., the corporate venture capital (CVC) business unit of South Korea’s Lotte Group, on Thursday hosted L...
Mom's Touch to open pop-up store in Tokyo
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. on Wednesday announced that it plans to open its first overseas pop-up store "...
Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Japanese market
South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the Japanese mark...
Camp David Summit to Unite U.S., South Korea, Japan
WASHINGTON—A new trilateral alliance linking the U.S., South Korea and Japan will enhance cooperation among the nations in key areas, includin...
Musinsa opens showroom in Tokyo for S.Korean designers’ brands
South Korea's online fashion platform Musinsa opened a showroom in Tokyo on Thursday targeting fashion buyers, as it aims to introduce domestic desi...
Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul
Dior will open a pop-up store in Seoul's Seongsu-dong to commemorate the launch of the "Dior Tears capsule collection."This collection was created t...
KOTRA holds IR meeting in Tokyo for Japanese companies
Invest Korea, KOTRA's organization dedicated to attracting foreign investment, held an IR for Japanese companies interested in entering South Korea ...
LG Chem’s CEO searches for talent in Japan to lead new growth engines
Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol of South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem Ltd. is looking for talent in Japan to lead his company's thr...
Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo
Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...
