The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea

1- or 2-Person Households Proliferate in Seoul: Almost half of the households in Seoul now consist of just one or two people, according to a survey on 49,785 residents by the Seoul Metropolitan Government late last year. Some 46.8 percent of households consisted of one or two people. >> Full Text

Senior N.Korean Officials 'Encouraged to Read Hitler': North Korean leader Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir "Mein Kampf" to department chiefs of the Workers Party's Central Committee on his birthday on Jan. 8, an anti-regime website said Tuesday. >> Full Text

Japan Snubs UN Plea Over Sex Slaves: The Japanese government has decided to ignore a recommendation by the UN Committee Against Torture to curb denials by Japanese politicians of the country's responsibility for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II. >> Full Text