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

Korea Scrapes Through to World Cup Finals by Skin of Its Teeth: Korea lost its final Asian qualifier to Iran but still managed to scrape a berth at the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday due to its superior goal difference over other teams in the group. Korea conceded one goal but was unable to score against the visitors. >> 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