창간 80주년 경향신문

Japanese people getting married in Hawaii, why?…“To keep my name”[Flat]

Banno Misaki (26) and her husband (26), who live in Kobe, Japan, held their wedding in Hawaii, United States, in September last year. A wedding in Hawaii may call to mind a lavish affair for the wealthy, but the ceremony of the Banno couple was a modest one attended only by a single pastor who also served as the marriage intermediary. The reason they held a lonely ceremony far away in Hawaii, without family or friends, was to retain their premarital surnames in Japan, where separate surnames f...

2026.03.12 12:51

WP “Minister Hegseth bars photojournalists from briefings because he does not like photos of himself”

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Minister of the Ministry of National Defense, expressed dissatisfaction that he did not like photographs of himself taken by media outlets; in response, his aides barred photojournalists from attending the briefing altogether, The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 11th (local time).The issue centered on photos taken at the briefing held on the 2nd. That day marked the first briefing since the United States and Israel began the war on February 28. Photojournalists fr...

2026.03.12 12:51

Iran, after Hormuz, attacks two foreign oil tankers anchored in Iraq···launches attacks across the Gulf

On the 11th (local time), Iran attacked two foreign oil tankers anchored in Iraqi territorial waters.According to CNN, the Iraqi port authority said that an unidentified attack at the Basra port caused fires on two tankers and that 25 crew members were rescued.Basra port, adjacent to Kuwait, lies at the innermost part of the Persian Gulf and is about 800㎞ in a straight line from the Strait of Hormuz, which has recently become dangerous for merchant vessels due to Iranian attacks.I...

2026.03.12 12:50

Chinese ship makes first passage through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared a ‘blockade’···ultra-large tankers remain stranded

As Iran began full-scale attacks on foreign vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a Chinese-flagged ship passed through the strait for the first time, the Chinese business outlet Caixin reported on the 12th.According to the report, the 33,000-ton-class timber carrier Lunchen 2, operated by Jiangsu Luchang Shipping, passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of the previous day and headed east. Caixin said that since Iran announced a blockade of the strait on the 1st, Lunchen 2 is th...

2026.03.12 12:50

U.S. spent 2.8 trillion won per day on strikes against Iran···U.S. Ministry of National Defense reports cost estimate to Congress

The U.S. Ministry of National Defense presented to Congress an estimate that the amount spent in the first six days of the war against Iran exceeds $11.3 billion (about 16.7 trillion won).The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 11th (local time) that officials stated this at a closed U.S. Senate briefing by the Ministry of National Defense held the previous day.Some items are not reflected in this estimate, and as cost calculations proceed, the total is likely to increase considerably b...

2026.03.12 12:50

The essence of Mozart's music at the height of spring… Seoul Spring Chamber Music Festival opens on the 21st of next month

Held each year at the height of spring, the Seoul Spring Chamber Music Festival (SSF) will take place for two weeks from the 21st of next month at major performance venues including the Seoul Arts Center and the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.This year, marking the 270th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth, the program has been prepared under the title "Mozart and Prodigies". It also reflects the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations with France.The opening concer...

2026.03.12 12:50

Mother who starved her 20-month-old daughter to death... Police add ‘neglect’ charge in referral

A mother in her twenties who caused her 20-month-old daughter to die in a state of malnutrition on the 4th has been referred to prosecutors.The Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Unit of the Incheon National Police Agency said on the 12th that Ms. A, the mother, was sent to the prosecution with an opinion to indict on charges of child abuse resulting in death and child neglect.Ms. A is suspected of having caused her 20-month-old daughter, B, to die from malnutrition at about 8 p.m. on ...

2026.03.12 12:50

Seoul subway train congestion remains at the 150% level…extra services on BTS comeback concert day

It was confirmed that in the fourth quarter of last year, the Seoul subway kept the maximum congestion on most lines at or below the management benchmark of 150%.A congestion level of 150% means a subway car is carrying 1.5 times the number of passengers it was designed to hold.On the 12th, Seoul Metro announced the ‘Results of the Regular Traffic Survey for the Fourth Quarter of 2025’ that included these findings.The maximum congestion on Line 2 was 150.4% (8:30∼9:00 a.m., Sadang&...

2026.03.12 12:49

Hongik University convenes disciplinary committee for actor Nam Kyung-ju ‘on suspicion of rape’···“Personnel measures underway”

Famed musical actor Nam Kyung-ju (63), who was handed over to prosecutors on suspicion of raping a woman, now faces possible disciplinary action from Hongik University, where he serves as an associate professor.Hongik University announced on the 12th that it recently convened a disciplinary committee regarding Nam, who is an associate professor in the Department of Performing Arts.A Hongik University official said “a disciplinary committee regarding Nam has been convened, and personnel mea...

2026.03.12 12:49

Even amid this, the U.S. collects tariffs···USTR “Launches Section 301 investigations into 16 economic entities, including South Korea, China, and Japan”

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced on the 11th (local time) that it is launching Section 301 investigations under the Trade Act against 16 economic entities, including South Korea, China, and Japan.Section 301 of the Trade Act grants the administration the authority to impose retaliatory tariffs in response to discriminatory actions by foreign governments against U.S. companies.The Trump administration has vowed that, after the U.S. Supreme Court invalida...

2026.03.12 08:43