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Software tycoon Ahn Cheol Soo

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean software tycoon Ahn Cheol Soo speaks at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea, on May 30, 2012.

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Software tycoon Ahn Cheol Soo

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean software tycoon Ahn Cheol Soo waves to his audience during a speech at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea, on May 30, 2012.

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Film director Suzui set to study movie-making in S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Takayuki Suzui, a 42-year-old movie director, plans to study movie-making in Pusan, where Kwak Kyung Taek, a well-known South Korean film director, is working.

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Overseas A-bomb sufferers exempted from visiting Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died at a hospital in Pusan in July aged 78, celebrate at the entrance to the Nagasaki District Court on Sept. 28 after the court ruled atomic-bomb sufferers do not have to visit Japan to apply for allowance for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings. Choi filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for the allowance. In 1980 the Japanese government granted him the right to receive support when he visited Japan, but the permission was invalidated later the same year after he left Japan for South Korea.

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(2)Seoul-Pusan 'KTX' bullet train launched

SEOUL, South Korea - A ceremony is held at Seoul Station on April 1, marking the launch of South Korea's first bullet trains linking the capital to the southeastern city of Pusan.

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(1)Seoul-Pusan 'KTX' bullet train launched

SEOUL, South Korea - People wave as a South Korean bullet train leaves Seoul Station on April 1. The country's first bullet train service, linking Seoul with the southeastern city of Pusan, began operations the same day.

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Ceremony held to launch Seoul-Pusan 'KTX' bullet train

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea holds a ceremony at a plaza in front of Seoul Station on March 30 to mark the launch of the nation's first bullet trains linking the capital to the southeastern city of Pusan, scheduled to start on April 1.

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N. Korean cheering squad arrives in S. Korea for Universiade

PUSAN, South Korea - The 302-member North Korean cheering squad for the World University Games arrives at Kimhae International Airport near Pusan on Aug. 20.

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(2)N. Korea delegation arrives in S. Korea for Universiade

PUSAN, South Korea - North Korean athletes and sports officials wave as they arrived at Kimhae International Airport near Pusan on Aug. 20 to take part in the World University Games opening Aug. 21 in the southeastern city of Taegu.

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(1)N. Korea delegation arrives in S. Korea for Universiade

PUSAN, South Korea - Chang Ung, an International Olympic Committee member who heads the 221-member North Korean delegation for the World University Games in Taegu, waves as he arrives at Kimhae International Airport near Pusan on Aug. 20 with athletes and sports officials.

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N. Korea cancels participation in S. Korea Universiade

PUSAN, South Korea - A rostrum for welcoming the North Korean delegation to the upcoming World University Games in South Korea stands deserted at Pusan airport on Aug. 18 after North Korea the same day canceled its participation in the Universiade.

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Japanese man sets off on 3-day swim to S. Korea

YAMAGATA, Japan - Ken Ikarashi (in file photo), a 50-year-old employee of Tsuruoka city in Yamagata Prefecture, set off early July 20 from the Tsushima Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture to try to reach the South Korean port of Pusan in three days. If all goes well and the weather is good, Ikarashi should reach Pusan on July 22, organizers said.

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JR Kyushu launches 4th hydrofoil for Fukuoka-Pusan route

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) on July 1 launched its fourth hydrofoil (shown in photo) for the Fukuoka-Pusan route in the hope of boosting the number of passengers using the sea lane between Japan and South Korea. The JB2, nicknamed Beatle, can carry up to 215 passengers and travel the route in 2 hours and 55 minutes.

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(1)Campaign begins for S. Korea's Dec. 19 presidential poll

SEOUL, South Korea - Roh Moo Hyun (C), a candidate of the pro-government Millennium Democratic Party in the Dec. 19 presidential election, greets his supporters in front of Pusan Station on Nov. 27 as official campaigning for the race began.

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Pusan-Hiroshima ferry service launched

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The first ferry from South Korea's Pusan arrives at Hiroshima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 22 in a Pusan-Hiroshima service launched the same day. The ferry, operated by a Pusan-based company, will leave Pusan for Hiroshima every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Hiroshima for Pusan every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

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(4) Asian Games comes to end

PUSAN, South Korea - Fireworks explode in the night sky in a colorful closing ceremony at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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(2)Asian Games comes to end

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, the winner of the Asian Games ''Most Valued Performance'' award, bears the national flag during the closing ceremonies at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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(2)S. Korea's Lee defends AG marathon title

PUSAN, South Korea - South Korea's Lee Bong Ju crosses the finish line at Pusan Asiad Stadium with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds to win the gold medal in the men's marathon of the Asian Games on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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(3)S. Korea's Lee defends AG marathon title

PUSAN, South Korea - South Korea's Lee Bong Ju (C) bites his Asian Games marathon gold medal, flanked by Japan's bronze medalist Ryuji Takei (L) and silver medalist Koji Shimizu (R) at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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(3)Asian Games comes to end

PUSAN, South Korea - North Korean cheerleaders wave the national flags to bid farewell to the audience in the closing ceremonies of the 14th Asian Games at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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Kitajima nets Asian Games MVP award

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke, smiles with his trophy in hands after being named winner of the Asian Games ''Most Valued Performance'' award at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games) (Kyodo News)

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(1)Asian Games comes to end

PUSAN, South Korea - The 14th Asian Games comes to an end in colorful closing ceremonies at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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(1)S. Korea's Lee defends AG marathon title

PUSAN, South Korea - South Korea's Lee Bong Ju responds to the audience after defending his Asian Games marathon title at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Oct. 14. (Asian Games)

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Japan's Takeya wins gold in mountain bike, cross country

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kenji Takeya wins gold in the men's mountain bike, cross country event Oct. 13 in the Asian Games in Pusan. (Asian Games)

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N. Korea's Ham wins women's marathon

PUSAN, South Korea - N. Korea's Ham Pong Sil waves her country's flag after winning the women's marathon Oct. 13 in the Asian Games in Pusan. (Asian Games)

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Indian gold medalist Rani fails drug test

PUSAN, South Korea - Indian track and field gold medalist Sunita Rani fails a doping test for the banned substance nandrolone, Olympic Council of Asia officials said Oct. 13. Rani won gold in the women's 1,500 meters Oct. 10 but a first test after the race found traces of the drug. (Asian Games)

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(1) Imai gives Japan 3rd gold in Asian Games karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Kenichi Imai bites the gold medal he won in the men's 60-kilogram kumite event at the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. (Asian Games)

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(2) Imai gives Japan 3rd gold in Asian Games karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Kenichi Imai (L) pulls out an overtime win in the men's 60-kilogram kumite event Oct. 12 to give Japan its third gold medal of the karate competition at the Asian Games. Imai, who had come from two points down, scored quickly with a right thrust in overtime at Yangsan College Gymnasium to secure a 3-2 win over Hossein Rouhani of Iran and give Japan its only sparring gold medal in karate. (Asian Games)

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(2) Murakami wins silver in men's javelin in Asian Games

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Yukifumi Murakami nets a surprise silver in the men's javelin in the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. Murakami was not expected to reach the podium but an opening round effort of 78.77 was good enough for second place. ''I just had to get a medal for the team, so I'm pleased with the result,'' said Murakami. (Asian Games)

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(1) Murakami wins silver in men's javelin in Asian Games

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Yukifumi Murakami shows the silver medal he netted in the men's javelin in the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. (Asian Games)

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Japan's Fukushi takes silver in AG women's 5,000m

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrates after setting a national record and winning silver in the women's 5,000 meters in the Asian Games held in Asiad stadium in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. (Asian Games)

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Japan's Aya wins bronze in AG women's hammer throw

PUSAN, South Korea - Japanese record holder Masumi Aya takes the bronze in the women's hammer throw in the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12, edging Yuka Murofushi, younger sister of the men's hammer gold medalist Koji Murofushi. ''I'm a bit disappointed to be honest,'' said Aya, ''I thought I'd challenge more over the later rounds but it just didn't happen.'' (Asian Games)

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Japan's Nakagome wins silver in AG mountain bike cross country

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Yukari Nakagome (L) takes silver in the women's mountain bike cross country in the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12, following China's defending champion Ma Yanping (R). (Asian Games)

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Japan wins in equestrian team jumping

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan wins in the equestrian team jumping in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 12. (From L to R) Kenji Morimoto, Osamu Komiyama, Tadayoshi Hayashi and Eiji Okazaki. (Asian Games)

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Japan wins bronze in women's kayak fours 500-m

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan wins bronze in the women's kayak fours 500 meters in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 12. (From L to R) Shinobu Kitamoto, Miho Adachi, Mikiko Takeya and Yumiko Suzuki. (Asian Games)

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N. Korea win women's soccer gold medal

PUSAN, South Korea - Members of the North Korea squad celebrate after defeating Vietnam 4-0 to claim the women's soccer gold medal in Pusan on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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(2)Wakai, Hasegawa double up on gold in karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Yukimitsu Hasegawa performs the ''Matsumura-ha bassai'' form to defeat Wong Pak Cheong of Macao in the men's karate kata event of the Asian Games at Yangsan College Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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Fujioka settles for silver medal

PUSAN, South Korea - Defending champion Eri Fujioka (L) drops a 5-4 decision to Vu Kim Anh of Vietnam in the women's 53-kilogram kumite event of the Asian Games to settle for the silver medal at Yangsan College Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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(3)Wakai, Hasegawa double up on gold in karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Atsuko Wakai performs the ''anan'' form to claim a 3-0 win over Lim Lee Lee of Malaysia in the women's kata event of the Asian Games at Yangsan College Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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(1)Wakai, Hasegawa double up on gold in karate

PUSAN, South Korea - Yukimitsu Hasegawa (L) and Atsuko Wakai show off their karate kata gold medals of the Asian Games at the awards-ceremony at Yangsan College Gymnasium in Pusan on Oct. 11. (Asian Games)

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China's Guo wins gold in 3-meter springboard

PUSAN, South Korea - China's Guo Jing Jing (L) and Japan's Ryoko Nishii beam after winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's 3-meter springboard of the Asian Games at Sajik Swimming Pool on Oct. 10. (Asian Games)

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Shoeless Ichikawa wins bronze in 1,500

PUSAN, South Korea - Yoshiko Ichikawa (L) of Japan runs shoeless over the final 250 meters of the Asian Games women's 1,500 meters at Pusan Asiad Main Stadium on Oct. 10. Ichikawa posted a personal best time of 4 minutes, 13.42 seconds to claim the bronze medal. (Asian Games)

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Suemasa wins mountain bike gold at Asian Games

PUSAN, South Korea - Suemasa (C) and Mami Masuda (L) of Japan, and Risa Suseanty of Indonesia wave at theaudience during the awards-ceremony for the Asian Games women's mountain bike downhill Oct. 10. Suemasa cruised to victory, followed by Masuda and Suseanty. (Asian Games)

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Suetsugu lifts slumping Japan with gold in men's 200

PUSAN, South Korea - Shingo Suetsugu of Japan (R) reacts after he won the men's 200 meters in the Asian Games at Pusan Asiad Main Stadium on Oct. 10. Suetsugu secured Japan's second track and field gold medal of the Pusan meet, powering home in 20.38 seconds. (Pool photo)(Asian Games)

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Murata wins bronze in rhythmic gymnastics

PUSAN, South Korea - Zhong Ling (C) of China, the gold medalist in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around in Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 9, is flanked by Aliya Yussupova (L) of Kazakstan who won the silver medal, and Yukari Murata (R) of Japan, who won the bronze. (Asian Games)

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Jr. high school student wins gold in sailing

PUSAN, South Korea - Shibuki Iitsuka, a junior high school student from Kanagawa Prefecture, pulls his yacht from the water after winning gold in the boys' optimist classes for sailors 15 years old and younger in Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 9. (Asian Games)

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Japan's Ono wins silver in pole vault

PUSAN, South Korea - Masumi Ono of Japan wins silver in the women's pole vault in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 9. (Asian Games)

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Ota, Yamada win gold, silver in men's keirin

PUSAN, South Korea - Shinichi Ota (R) and Yuji Yamada smile after they won gold and silver respectively in the men's keirin event in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 8. (Asian Games)

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Hamaguchi wins gold in women's wrestling

PUSAN, South Korea - Kyoko Hamaguchi (R) of Japan defeats South Korea's Kang Min Jung (L), claiming the gold medal in women's 72-kilogram wrestling in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 8. (Asian Games)

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Murofushi coasts to 2nd Asian Games hammer title

PUSAN, South Korea - World silver medalist Koji Murofushi of Japan waves to spectators after cruising to a second straight Asian Games crown in the men's hammer throw Oct. 8 in Pusan.