Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Cultural Heritage Administration celebrates name change with free entry to historical sites

Korea’s four royal palaces and Jongmyo Shrine in central Seoul as well as 72 cultural heritage sites scattered across the country will be open to the public for free from Wednesday for five days.

2024-05-14

Foreign Ministry protests Japanese leader's offering to Yasukuni Shrine

The Korean Foreign Ministry protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sending of a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday.

2024-04-21

K-Royal Culture Festival celebrates 10 years, introduces foreigner-exclusive events

The spring edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival is kicking off on April 26, and the organizers are eager to ensure that foreigners don't miss out on enjoying the lineup of traditional cultural events held at Korea's royal palaces in central Seoul.

2024-04-10

Seoul criticizes Japanese parliamentarians' visiting Yasukuni Shrine

A number of Japanese leaders visited the shrine on the occasion of the shrine's autumn festival, including members of a bipartisan group that makes regular visits to the shrine.

2023-10-18

Yoon stresses 'partnership' with Japan on Liberation Day

President Yoon Suk Yeol called Korea and Japan "partners" who share similar values and interests and stressed the importance of trilateral security cooperation with the United States in his Liberation Day address Tuesday.

2023-08-15

Photogenic Seoul is the perfect place to get out with your camera

Seoul is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. Based on my 10 years of experience in photography, here are some of tips to help you make your Seoul snaps look a little better.

2022-10-21

Reconnected

The compound of Changgyeong Palace and Jongmyo Shrine (Royal Ancestral Shrine) in Jongno District, central Seoul, are connected again after 90 years. Colonial Japan divided the two royal historic sites with road construction in the 1930s.

2022-07-20

Temporary move

As Jongmyo, the main shrine for deceased kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), will go through repairs, members of Jongmyo Jerye Bojonhoe (an organization for the preservation of royal ancestral rites at Jongmyo) move the 49 pieces...

2021-06-06

Seoul voices 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

Korea voiced "deep concern and regret" after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo on Saturday visited a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

2020-09-20