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minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#7376: Nov 18th 2024 at 9:31:00 PM

Seoul Metro, the company that operates Seoul's subway system, is under fire for racism against Chinese people.

Someone filed a complaint that the Chinese-language announcements on the PA system were too loud. The company posted a public response saying that "when two or more Chinese people meet, sometimes they become villains who are loud and cause disturbances" and thus they must make Chinese-language announcements about etiquette aboard subway trains. They also said they would consider only making announcements on the PA system only in Korean and English (and not Chinese nor Japanese).

After public outcry, the company apologized and said they never considered removing foreign language PA announcements.

Previously, the company had to apologize after internal documents were leaked detailing the company's strategy for carrying out a smear campaign against disability activists protesting the lack of accessibility. The document even compared the disability activists to Ukraine and the company to Russia, saying that the activists were a highly motivated minority, and the company was a majority without many options.

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eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#7377: Nov 20th 2024 at 12:03:51 AM

Yonhap: South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labour dismissed a petition claim that Hanni of the K-pop group NewJeans had experienced workplace bullying under the group's label. Under current South Korean laws, entertainers are not classified as workers who are legally protected from workplace harassment, but rather as "exceptional entities" who operate under exclusive contracts with their management agencies.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#7378: Nov 20th 2024 at 12:07:10 AM

The South Korean government and courts have long classified entertainers not as workers but as "exceptional entities" who operate under exclusive contracts with their management agencies.

Ah yes, the "contractor" bullshit that gives corpos excuses not to provide benefits or treat their moneymakers with actual respect.

Disgusted, but not surprised
MsOranjeDiscoDancer 2much2furious from the Saja Boys' last performance! Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Will you go out with me to the End?
2much2furious
#7379: Nov 22nd 2024 at 2:24:07 PM

[up][up][up] lmao that fucking 'we're the big and oppressed :(' analogy. i dont know who're worse: Korean Boomers or Japanese Boomers. i guess at least Korean boomers are upfront about being racists all the time instead of when it's socially acceptable

[up][up] and [up] even worse: newjeans' agency got caught trying to spark a flame war by pretending to be unrelated stans slandering a 'rival' kpop group. it is one thing when it's performer vs performer drama and it is another when it is the agency trying to bait them into it

ppreetttttyyyyy sure that was common in jpop too

Edited by MsOranjeDiscoDancer on Nov 22nd 2024 at 2:27:34 AM

i may be dead inside but at least i have Mystery :,)
Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#7380: Nov 22nd 2024 at 7:29:28 PM

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15519482

Courts in Japan are calling for anti-Kurdish protests to stop as they’re leading to hate speech.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#7381: Nov 25th 2024 at 12:05:10 AM

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyve5l9j3go

A South Korean man's convicted of dodging national service in the South Korean military by gaining weight on purpose in order to be deemed obese.

minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#7382: Nov 25th 2024 at 9:53:25 PM

AP: Japan holds first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Japan and South Korea held separate memorials for laborers who died at the Sado gold mines after South Korea decided to boycott the planned joint memorial ceremony. The joint memorial ceremony was the result of an agreement between the two countries, where South Korea would support Japan's bid to have the gold mines listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site under the condition that there would be a memorial ceremony to the Koreans who were enslaved at the mine.

However, the Japanese government kept dragging its feet on holding the memorial, and the South Korean government was frustrated that the name of the event did not mention who the memorial was for. Also, the Japanese government told the South Korean government to foot the bill for the travel expenses of the victims' families. The mine installed signs saying that Koreans worked in dangerous conditions but omitted the fact that there was forced labor. Reports alleging that a Japanese government official scheduled to take part in the ceremony visited the Yaskuni Shrine also added to the suspicions that the Japanese government was not acting in good faith.

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#7383: Nov 30th 2024 at 5:18:53 AM

I've heard from a watcher in Tokyo who kept an eye on it. He said that Kyodo got the details wrong, including the supposed LDP politician who was alleged to have visited Yasukuni. He got pissed after Kyodo still ran the story before revisions were made.


https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241130/p2g/00m/0na/006000c

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions of female royal members must be heard as lawmakers consider allowing them to retain their imperial status even after they marry a commoner.

The crown prince made the remarks to reporters in Tokyo earlier in the week following an interim report compiled by ruling and opposition parties in September, in which they said such female members should be allowed to keep their imperial status as a way to address the shrinking royal household.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#7384: Nov 30th 2024 at 7:32:27 PM

President Lai’s having a trip that will stop at Guam/Hawaii.

minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#7385: Dec 3rd 2024 at 5:43:22 AM

Yoon declared martial law

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Risa123 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#7387: Dec 3rd 2024 at 5:59:41 AM

[up][up] WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??!!

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minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#7388: Dec 3rd 2024 at 5:59:44 AM

Yoon held an emergency speech at 22:30 local time. He said that the National Assembly impeaching government officials and cutting the budget is an act of insurrection

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#7389: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:02:58 AM

sure wish those times got just a bit less exciting

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#7390: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:07:14 AM

I'll be honest, as someone living in S. Korea right now I am freaking the hell out.

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#7391: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:08:00 AM

Hope you and everyone else can stay safe.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#7392: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:09:49 AM

How does the South Korean military feel about the South Korean president?

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eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#7393: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:12:46 AM

Park Geun-hye came within a hair of ordering the military to crack down on the 2016-2017 Candlelight Protests by force, IIRC.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#7394: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:29:56 AM

In 2000, I was reading a history book that ended at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Cold War. After closing the book I thought, man, I missed out all the most important historical events and things won't get interesting.

...Oh, what a sweet summer child I was...

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Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#7395: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:37:39 AM

The End Of History sure was a nice delusion to have.

So, uhm, how did we get here? Martial law is a pretty darn big red button to press.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#7396: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:38:31 AM

Incompetent leader trying to hold onto power and remove the opposition I think.

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#7397: Dec 3rd 2024 at 6:41:20 AM

[up][up] I mean, shit, I don't think there IS any bigger red button that Yoon could've possibly pressed.

It's...it's just so outrageously disproportionate that I'm losing my goddamn mind, holy fuck.

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minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#7398: Dec 3rd 2024 at 8:19:42 AM

The National Assembly voted to end martial law

Under South Korean law, a majority vote of the National Assembly can end martial law. Despite the Army descending on the National Assembly in an attempt to block the vote, the lawmakers barricaded themselves inside and unanimously voted to end martial law. Even the PPP agreed to end martial law

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HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#7399: Dec 3rd 2024 at 8:35:39 AM

[up] What a scare. Good grief, I shudder to think what can make a coup really work these days in South Korea if this one is looking to end in failure?

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#7400: Dec 3rd 2024 at 8:42:18 AM

So, the president declared martial law over the assembly's "insurrectionist" actions, and then the assembly came in and immediately voted to end it.

That's... honestly at least a little bit funny. I'm sure a few decades from now, history-themed content creators are going to make memes out of this. Possibly involving Spidermen pointing at each other.

On a more serious note, actually barricading the army out of the building long enough to hold the vote must have been a real effort. Like, much respect for that.

I assume the next vote will be regarding Yoon's impeachment?


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