(Published: 2024-01-26 05:13) For much of January, I had the privilege of being invited to give talks on two books that I wrote in Korean.…
(Published: 2024-01-26 05:13) For much of January, I had the privilege of being invited to give talks on two books that I wrote in Korean.…
(Published: 2024-01-12 05:31) For the first time in years, I spent the holidays in Japan. One of the highlights of my visit was a long…
(Published: 2023-12-29 05:31) City rankings often produce strange results. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s high ranking for Osaka, Japan in recent years has always struck me…
(Published: 2023-12-15 05:30) December in the US brings short days, chilly weather, and the Holidays, but every four years it brings something else: quiet before…
(Published: 2023-12-01 05:24) The Modern Language Association recently released its survey of second language enrollment at US universities as of the fall 2021 semester. Founded…
(Published: 2023-11-17 05:27) As we move deeper into the 2020s, it feels like the 2010s are fading into history. Among the many trends of the…
(Published: 2023-11-03 12:43) Last Monday, National Assembly representative Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the ruling People Power Party stated that the party supports the city of…
(Published: 2023-10-20 05:31) In October 2020, the world was still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The more contagious delta strain was spreading, and fear was…
(Published: 2023-10-06 05:30) International academic conferences always offer insight into the status and use of English as a global language. In late September this year,…
(Published: 2023-09-15 05:31) Reading articles about cities around the world almost always invites comparisons with Seoul because it’s the city I know best. I lived…