National Jun 4, 2013
Japan-born, Kaitani-trained ballerina hits stride in S. Korea
by Chihiro Inoue
Choi Tae-ji, a Japanese-born South Korean prima ballerina, has dedicated herself to developing ballet in her country, once described by South Korean media as a "ballet desert" because of its failure to produce any great dancers. The 53-year-old director of the Korea National Ballet was ...
National May 24, 2013
Three Japanese historians on Thursday visited the South Korean-controlled Takeshima islets claimed by Japan to carry out on-site research, a member of the group said. While dozens of people, including Japanese, are believed to visit Takeshima, called Dokdo in South Korea, for sightseeing every year, ...