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GWANGJU UPRISING

Starbucks Korea has sought to rebuild trust through an unusually sweeping response to its "Tank Day" debacle.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2026
Police raid Starbucks Korea’s headquarters in Seoul over ‘Tank Day’ event
The raid by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency came months after the coffee chain’s “Tank Day” promotion was accused of insulting victims of South Korea’s democracy movement.
Activists put stickers on an image of Shinsegae Chairman Chung Yong-jin during a rally calling for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee chain in Seoul on May 27.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2026
Starbucks in South Korea to close all stores early for history training
The move comes after a promotional event sparked harsh criticism from customers and politicians, including President Lee Jae Myung.
Starbucks launched its "Tank Day" campaign on Monday in South Korea to promote what it called its "Tank" line of tumblers and has since withdrawn the campaign after facing public backlash.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2026
Starbucks South Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar
The coffee chain’s “Tank Day” campaign began Monday, which also marks Democratization Movement Day commemorating the student-led Gwangju Uprising of May 1980.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2014
Dying for democracy: 1980 Gwangju uprising transformed South Korea
As South Korea marks the 34th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, we examine the massacre’s influence on national identity and the country’s struggle for democracy.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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