S. Korean tourism minister in Sendai

S. Korean tourism minister in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choung Byoung Gug (L) talks with a woman at a temporary housing unit for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011.

Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases.

S. Korean tourism minister in Sendai

S. Korean tourism minister in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choung Byoung Gug (L) talks with a woman at a temporary housing unit for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011. (Kyodo)

Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases. (Kyodo)

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Choung Byoung Gug is designated as chairman of South Korea's newly launched Bareun ("righteous") Party in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2017. The party, consisting of lawmakers who broke away from the country's ruling party, is the fourth-largest in the 300-seat National Assembly, with 31 seats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Choung Byoung Gug is designated as chairman of South Korea's newly launched Bareun ("righteous") Party in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2017. The party, consisting of lawmakers who broke away from the country's ruling party, is the fourth-largest in the 300-seat National Assembly, with 31 seats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo