And a by Gallup Korea found that 31 percent of South Koreans had at least some interest in the Korea Baseball Organization, similar to the 33 percent who told Nielsen they were interested in MLB.

Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-baseball-classic-fans/

A semi-government fund set up by Tokyo offered compensation to former тАЬcomfort womenтАЭ when the government apologised in 1995, but many South Koreans believe the Japanese government should take more direct responsibility for the occupation.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/finance-ministers-of-japan-south-korea-resume-currency-swap-agreement-8692536/

Dozens of South Koreans and Ukrainian expatriates gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Seoul.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/02/wrecked-russian-tank-skull-and-silence-mark-war-anniversary/

For South Koreans, it’s all but impossible due to restrictions on meeting and doing business with anyone from their country’s communist rival without government approval.

Source: https://www.nknews.org/2023/04/the-strange-tale-of-a-north-korea-tour-agency-founded-by-a-dead-south-korean-man/

Most South Koreans seem indifferent to the controversy over the statues and generally support the presence of 28,500 American troops in their country.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/asia/korean-war-truman-statue-armistice.html

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld decisions by lower courts ordering two Japanese firms, Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to pay damages to South Koreans for wartime labor.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/21/japan/crime-legal/south-korea-japan-wartime-labor-ruling/

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday announced the suspension of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against the country’s regulations travellers from the neighbouring country in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/china-halts-travel-visa-service-for-s-koreans-in-protest-of-covid-curbs/

TOURIST arrivals in the Philippines continue to recover, with South Koreans leading the way and regaining their top spot with the largest market share.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/16/south-korea-regains-top-spot-as-tourism-market-for-the-phl/

While both countries’ political classes are preoccupied with these issues, South Koreans are willing to embrace Japanese culture through the movie, which began playing in early January.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/entertainment/slam-dunk-makes-successful-debut/