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[Local news] Japanese Golden Week
In Japan the unofficial holiday known as ¡®Golden Week,¡¯ which runs from the 29th of April until the 5th of May, has resulted, yet again, in
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[Local news] 4.3 Photo Exhibition
From April 2 through 7, the Tamna Photographers¡¯ Association displayed photos related to the April 3 massacre at the Jeju Arts and Culture C
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[Local news] Campaign heats up for June election
With about 30 days left until Jeju elects a new governor in June, the campaign is heating up with islanders divided over eight candidates ac
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[Local news] Islanders mourn sailor¡¯s death
Jeju officials set up memorial altars for petty officer Cha Kyun Seok in Jeju and Seogwipo on April 25, so that islanders can mourn his deat
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[Local news] Increase in conferences on Jeju
More than 60 conferences have been held on Jeju during the first quarter of this year and they have a ripple effect of bringing 1,100 billio
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[Local news] U.S. complicit in massacre?
Mention 4.3, or the Jeju Uprising, to most non-Koreans and it is likely you will be met with blank stares, yet between 1947 and 1954 a confl
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[Local news] Organic farmers awarded
News briefAn award ceremony was held by the provincial government on April 1 for the best organic farmers. Jeju hopes this year to expand th
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[Local news] Jeju to introduce electric vehicles
News briefJeju will introduce low-speed electric vehicles for official use for the first time this year as part of efforts to promote enviro
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[Local news] The status of women
Editor's columnA number of things happened over the past few weeks that bothered me about how women, their role, and the issues of sex and s
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[Local news] In pursuit of musical freedom
Imagine parties without a rock ¡¯n¡¯ roll track playing in the background, or a dance with no hip-hop beat. What if The Beatles were nothing m
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[Local news] Harvard returns to the island
A group of graduate students from the Harvard Kennedy School visited Jeju on March 18 and 19, exploring some of the island¡¯s tourist attract
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[Local news] The more things change...
As an amateur student of history, I often find history books a little dry and academic. I have no such quibble with the writing of historica
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[Local news] Protestantism comes ashore
Christianity had been on the shores of Jeju in the form of Catholicism for more than 100 years before Protestantism arrived. During those ye
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[Local news] Race to the top
Predicting who is going to be the next governor of Jeju is becoming more difficult as more candidates enter the race. As of March 22, a tota
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[Local news] Shortage of air seats expected
In the jargon of the airline world, an average occupancy rate of 85 percent means that an aircraft is considered fully booked. So the news t
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