Korean Language Gains Ground in Japan
Korean terms are increasingly appearing in Japanese. The New York Times describes the trend as a striking reversal from colonial times and a sign of South Korean culture's global appeal.
Korean words and expressions are becoming more common in Japanese, according to The New York Times. The newspaper's description of the story calls the trend a striking reversal from colonial times.
That refers to the period when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. The influence between the two languages then ran differently from today, when terms of Korean origin are entering everyday Japanese vocabulary.
The newspaper presents the development as a sign of the global appeal of South Korean culture. The short summary available for this report gives no specific examples, figures or further details, so no additional context is included here.
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