Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

Sumitomo Mitsui, S. Korea's Kookmin sign tie-up deal

Sumitomo Mitsui, S. Korea's Kookmin sign tie-up deal

SEOUL, South Korea - Masayuki Oku (L), president of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and Kang Chung Won, president of South Korea's Kookmin Bank, shake hands in Seoul on March 12 after signing a tie-up accord.

S.Korean currency tumbles after Fed's rate hike

STORY: S.Korean currency tumbles after Fed's rate hike DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of screens showing exchange rate between U.S. dollar and the Korean won, The Korea Exchange (Yonhap TV) 2. Various of screens showing exchange rate between U.S. dollar and the Korean won, Kookmin Bank of Dealing Room (Yonhap TV) 3. Staff working in front of screens showing exchange rate (Yonhap TV) 4. Various file of U.S. dollars (Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea's currency tumbled on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike led to a strong U.S. dollar. The won/dollar exchange rate finished at 1,409.7 won per dollar, up 15.5 won from the previous close. It marked the highest close in more than 13 years since March 2009 when the global financial crisis roiled financial markets across the world. The Fed took a giant step again overnight, raising its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to a range of 3.00-3.25 percent. Expe

Sumitomo Mitsui, S. Korea's Kookmin sign tie-up deal

Sumitomo Mitsui, S. Korea's Kookmin sign tie-up deal

SEOUL, South Korea - Masayuki Oku (L), president of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and Kang Chung Won, president of South Korea's Kookmin Bank, shake hands in Seoul on March 12 after signing a tie-up accord. (Kyodo)

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea. (Kyodo)

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea. (Kyodo)