Korea 1980

Tokyo experienced an economic boom in the 1980s, with an unemployment rate of 4.9%, a low number compared to the succeeding decade. The anim...

Hiroji Kubota (b.1939) is a renowned Japanese photographer, a member of Magnum Photos who has specialized in photographing the far east. Kubota had the opportunity to visit and stay in North Korea between 1978 and 1992, 13 times, for a total of 9 months, traveling to all the provinces, covering all four seasons, all of which resulted in a great diversity of coverage. (Photos courtesy of Hiroji Kubota / Magnum Photos, via Shooting Film)

Seoul South Korea in the Middle 1980’s

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Seoul, South Korea, 1980s.

국민학교ㅡ1980년대 국민학생들. 저 가방은 정말 80년대 국민학생들의 상징이다. 저 가방이 이 사진이 1980년대라는 것을 알게 해준다.

Veteran Mr. K and comrades at Jinhae Naval base, 1968, courtesy Young Geun Kwon, Seoul; Dear Heung-Soon