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S. Korean, Japanese defense chiefs to hold first talks in 4 years in SingaporeDefenseJun 1, 2023Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan also to meet after NK’s failed satellite launch
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Online Hangeul contest for foreigners held this summerSocial affairsJun 1, 2023A local Hangeul foundation is hosting an online contest for foreigners to transcribe their native language in Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, this summer. The contest, dubbed "Hangeul Festa 2023," hosted by Hangeul Nuri Foundation, requires its applicants to submit videos of the following descriptions from June 1 to Aug. 31 via its official website (https://www.hangeul-festa.org/en/). The contest will be held in three categories: transcribing in Hangeul the lyrics to a song; transcribing
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Tritium found beyond safe limits in treated Fukushima wastewaterForeign affairsJun 1, 2023A type of radioactive isotope in the over 1.3 million tons of wastewater being collected at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant and planned for discharge by as early as this summer has been found at levels beyond those earlier suggested to be safe by the Japanese government, a wastewater safety review report by the International Atomic Energy Agency showed Thursday. The finding raises the need to ensure Japan's plan to dilute the treated wastewater before it is discharged, so that t