In the summer of 1905, the world was a scary place for Korea. The Russo-Japanese War had recently ended but...
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Robert Neff has authored several books including "Korea Through Western Eyes", "The Lives of Westerners in Joseon Korea", and "Letters from Joseon". He currently writes a twice-weekly column for the Korea Times entitled “Did You Know?”.
If you have a lot of Korean friends you have probably been invited to go to a sauna or jjimjilbang...
During the late Joseon era, Koreans were well-known for their fondness for children—not only their own, but foreign children as...
Modern transportation has made travel to most places in Korea, no matter how distant from Seoul, easy and comfortable. However,...
From unwieldy pipes to black-market cigarettes, tobacco has been an important part of Korean society for over four hundred years....
Words BY Robert Neff Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection A skirmish between Japanese and Russian warships in February...
Words by Robert Neff With the horrible destruction of the Korean War came abject poverty. People did whatever they could...