Also on East Asia Tonight, US and Japan condemn North Korea missile launch; China FM visits Africa in first trip of 2025; CNA speaks to Suntory master blender Shinji Fukuyo; and is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
00:00 Headlines
05:36 Analyst on Yoon’s campaign and rating uptick
27:15 Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
38:51 CNA speaks to Suntory master whisky blender
45:09 Shogun wins Golden Globe
46:15 Ice slide thrills in China’s Harbin
Corrections:
39:35 The year 2023 indicated in this graphic should be 2032
45:10 The title of the film “Shogun” was spelled incorrectly in the caption
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the irony is that the anti corruption agency is itself a corrupt organization, formed by the left party appointed officials. The original anti corruption agency is the prosecutors office, from which Yoon was ousted from by the left.
nah. fake poll.
US & Japan may want to magnify Yoon's popularity bouncing from near-zero rating. Koreans in both South & North sides are not willing to have a war with the other as US & Japan drool for.
Save the Korea. President is fighting with ccp
Gangnam style president no wonder immature kids.
We need to take a look at the depth of South Korean geopolitical issues.
1. Some broadcasts stated that President Yoon is close to the U.S. and Japan, but the opposition party is against Japan and closer to China. This is inaccurate and nonsense.
Most opposition party members are not making such unwise decisions.
They understand the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance. However, they also recognize China's importance for South Korea's import and export activities over the past decade.
2. President Yoon Suk-yeol's catchphrase is "No. 1 South Korean Businessman," since his election.
All is fine, but he needs humility, not arrogance, to listen to many good people—politicians and economists—around him. We have many.
But he was eager for fame, and he chose to ignore politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties.
3. Most South Koreans are concerned about his lack of political experience; his experience is solely as a prosecutor. But, as you know, politicians need to negotiate with each other for a better future for our nation.
4. Finally, a few extremely right-minded YouTubers told Yoon that it sounded sweet, like honey : President Yoon is fine with everything, even if someone does not follow your orders : all those people are communists such as Korean Union and Korean medical association ,your enemies.
That is why the older generation was persuaded and supported President Yoon because they feared a communist government in South Korea.
Add more all generation of South Korean do against communist government cause we are highly educated people.
However, the younger generation generally knows about past experiences under martial law; thus, they do not want President Yoon to retain his power in South Korea, a great and beautiful democracy.
https://youtu.be/YtjBjMhjglk?si=uGw_NDGbyqMlmQ9n
Pl pray for freedom , safety and fairness of south korea included President Yoon .
Opposition party of ccongres is so rude no communication n very very self rightneous as politics in South Korea. ..They try to kill president Yoon since last two years because a guy of political leader off the party want to become next president earlier than after yoon finish term of .The guy will go to jail related lots of corruptions n he was already indicted n was guilty at 1st court of judgement last 2months ago …
Impeachment must be dismissed n president Yoon shouldn't be arrest ed n should be free n safe for south korea
Pro-impeachment supporters don't know why the president should be impeached. In contrast, Those who oppose the impeachment clearly understand why they support the president. They are patriots.
S. Korean citizens save their country in 97 by donating their gold, jewellery and part with their wealth to save their country from financial crisis. Great respect for them. The financial loan sharks are again aiming Asia region again , so any country in this region have to be careful of their political stability, otherwise when chaos surfaced, a repeat of that 97 scenario will happen again whereby most of the wealth is siphon up. Look at Europe and ME now, Asia is next.
Now, some hegemon economy is in such a bad shape, yet its stock mkt is booming . That goes against logic . Why? Just like this SK fiasco situation
Supporters of the president are exhibiting fanatic behavior, rejecting the legislature, advocating for martial law, and denouncing Yoon's rivals as communists.
Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel was blocked.
The company officially filed a lawsuit.
This is the first time a Japanese company has ever sued the U$ pre$ident
Yoon, Chun Doo-hwan, Choi Kyu-hah and Park Chung Hee all called for martial law to benefit themselves rather than when there was an actual war.
Look like Kim Jun un was watching the ballistic missile lunch, like he was watching the year firework.
It's so stupid that Yoon supporters are claiming the govt are commies. It was Yoon's wife that was caught with a dior hand that was a bribe, it was Yoon who called for martial law, it was Yoon defying the arrest order. All things that commies would do. I just love the hypocrisy of the Korean people. If you claim to be a supporter of democracy then you should follow the rule of law meaning that Yoon should hand himself over for investigation.
The US waving SK flags, that says a lot 😂😂😂
SK waving the US flag, that says a lot 😂😂😂
Huh??? Wat happen to jeju Airline lost souls? ……
The Western corporate media are so biased in playing the zionist hand, which is begging for the intervention of Korea in Ukraine, inside on the ground is a different story
The Democratic Party of Korea is engaging in unprecedented legislative overreach that undermines the principles of liberal democracy, manipulating elections through widespread fraud and creating a dangerous level of gridlock within the executive branch. In response, martial law was declared. Meanwhile, Democratic Party supporters are assaulting law enforcement, conducting illegal sit-ins, and attempting to cover up the North Korea remittance scandal involving their leader, Lee Jae-myung, in clear violation of UN sanctions against North Korea. Stop the Steal! End CCP Influence!
Demon-crat globalists agenda to tear down their own country and force a one world government! They want to go green, reduce the population, to leave the world in what they consider to be a greener better condition for their elites to enjoy! Make the world great again! Stop the Steal!!
Why did Blinken go to Korea? Did yoon the puppet of the US cry for help to his daddy? is Blinken going over there to try and save Yoon, the US puppet?
Trump will put an end to Kim's reckless actions.
superb insights. really enjoyed. well done cna team.
I find it interesting that the protest groups supporting Yoon are waving US flags, while those agains Yoon are just waving ROK flags … that pretty much says it all.
Yoon is done – Bye Bye American Pie.
2025-1-6 Canada, Justin Trudeau may announce "bye-bye" tomorrow.
All G1+6 and followers messing up own home .
Same team , same behavior .
In South Korean protests, individuals waving American flags are often members of pseudo-religious cults. These groups utilize such symbols to convey specific political messages or to garner attention. For instance, during certain demonstrations, members of the Shincheonji Church have been observed employing this tactic.
Dont compare Trump with the delulu, resisting arrest, corrupted, Yoon. South Korea cant even resist the urge to pardon any chaebol even when they are guilty of their crimes. The country is screwed beyond imagine.
It's hilarious to see NSteel treated like trash by the U$🤣..After being obedient to decouple.
2024-8-9 , Nippon Steel pivots away from China to zero in on U.S., India.
Nippon Steel's global strategy is at a crossroads as the Japanese steelmaker looks to establish start-to-finish local production in the target markets of the U.S., India and Southeast Asia.
Nippon Steel did not provide a reason for dissolving the partnership with China originally established in 2004.
400 bottle and u drink 1 of the bottle😏
Yoon' suporters're hired fortune-tellers.
N. korea as a country is more successful than S. korea in many ways except K. Pop.