WSJ- Boycott of Everything Japanese Mushrooms Across South Korea

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Boycott of Everything Japanese Mushrooms Across South Korea
Supermarkets, schools, travelers join protest over Tokyo’s curbs on export of sensitive materials

by Timothy W. Martin and Na-Young Kim
July 18, 2019 10:46 am ET

SEOUL—At the 365 Fresh Mart store here, a shopping basket is stuffed with bundles of shrink-wrapped Japanese Seven Stars cigarettes barred from sale. South Korean domestic beers occupy refrigerated shelves once dominated by Asahi and Sapporo. Laminated signs strewn across the store explain the new product mix.

“This mart doesn’t sell Japanese products! No Selling! No Buying!” the signs read. A banner draped above the entrance proclaims: “Japan Lacks Repentance over the Past!”

Though the Japanese cigarettes have been a top seller in the store, 365’s manager Kim Jung-myung didn’t hesitate in joining more than 50,000 South Korean retailers this month in yanking Japan-made products off their shelves, according to a trade group...

...What began as an obscure, tech-supply trade fight between Tokyo and Seoul has now erupted into a boycott mushrooming across South Korea, a backlash targeting Japanese apparel, travel and electronics. Most South Koreans are avoiding Japan-made products, a recent poll found.

More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/boycott-of-everything-japanese-mushrooms-across-south-korea-11563461208

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1. For those who can't get past WSJ paywall, here's the story

Tokyo’s decision to restrict exports of hi-tech materials to Seoul and a simmering row over forced labour have sent the relationship between the two countries tumbling
With no end in sight to the spat, the trade tensions could lead to higher prices for customers globally, analysts warn

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3019119/explained-whats-driving-japans-escalating-feud-south-korea

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2. Thank you dixiegrrrrl! nt

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4. You're welcome. n/t

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3. Here's your sign- NO

(Source- KBS News July 19) Title refers to the heart of the Korean Independence Movement. Don't go there. Don't buy anything.

JTBC reports Japan’s removal of South Korea from the “white list” of preferred trade status countries is scheduled to be implemented on August 15, Korean Independence Day, the day it was liberated from Japanese colonial rule by the United States.