A Korean Air passenger plane, flight KE766, collided with another aircraft at New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Japan, on Tuesday.
Sales of Japanese beer have surged to the forefront of Korea's imported beer market, with January to August import levels exceeding three times the volume seen in the same period last year.
A revival in sales for Japanese brands, including in the automobile and beer sectors, as well as a significant increase in the demand for travel to Japan are observed in Korea sparked by positive diplomatic developments between the two countries.
Japanese beer imports in January hit the highest figure in three and a half years, according to the Korea Customs Service on Tuesday.
As Sapporo is kindling fire with quiet passion, I am watching to see if it really wins the Olympic bid.
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