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Businesses cancel Halloween promotions following Itaewon tragedy

Itaewon tragedy

Large conglomerates and their consumer-facing service affiliates rushed to cancel Halloween events, Sunday, the day after at least 153 people died in a crowd crush a day earlier in Seoul’s Itaewon, according to market watchers.

Businesses expose children to ‘Squid Game’ for commerce

'Squid Game'

Kim, 42, a Seoul-based office worker, was surprised to learn that her 12-year-old daughter already knew the whole story of the Netflix original series “Squid Game,” although she did not allow her to watch the series.

Businesses in Tokyo area say state of emergency extension was inevitable

Businesses in the Tokyo metropolitan area said Friday’s extension of the coronavirus state of emergency declared over the Japanese capital and nearby prefectures was inevitable given the virus situation but fretted over insufficient government aid. “While I thought re-extension (of the state of emergency) was inevitable, we cannot cover (our losses) with just 600,000 yen […]