Jason Strother

Reporter Jason Strother is a freelance multimedia journalist who has reported from both sides of the Korean peninsula since moving to Seoul in 2006.

He makes frequent work trips around Asia and has also filed from Brazil.

He got his start in the business as a producer at a 24-hour cable news channel in the Bronx, but always wanted the life of a foreign correspondent.

He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at Montclair State University in his home state of New Jersey.

Recent Stories

Health

Will the Year of the Dog mean more babies in South Korea?

PRI's The World

February 16, 2018

South Korean media speculate that the country’s birthrate, one of the world’s lowest, could rise thanks to the perceived enhanced fortune during this year of the "golden dog."

Culture

South Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean presence at winter games

PRI's The World

February 14, 2018

The joint hockey team was popular, but the North Korean cheer squad was called "a little robotic." Either way, it's unlikely to make a huge difference in North-South relations.

Music

Why 'Arirang' is the perfect song for a divided Korea

PRI's The World

February 08, 2018

A South Korean violinist has long dreamed of bringing together North and South Koreans musicians for a musical reunification. He almost made it happen.

Global Politics

Is taekwondo the key to peace between North and South Korea?

PRI's The World

January 02, 2018

After months of giving South Korea the cold shoulder, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in his New Year's speech that he was willing to send a delegation to the 2018 Olympics in the south.

Culture

The US military's Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul

PRI's The World

December 26, 2017

The US military is closing its Yongsan military base in the South Korean capital. For people who grew up around the base, it was where they learned about American music, culture and food. But it's also leaving behind environmental problems.

Conflict

North Korea bombards South Korea with propaganda leaflets

GlobalPost

December 21, 2017

According to local media reports, more than 2 million of these papers have been found scattered on the streets of the capital and in provinces near the border since the end of 2015 — a volume not seen since the 1970s and '80s.

Conflict

They got married in Seoul and a week later, China invaded

PRI's The World

December 14, 2017

A US Marine met his future wife at the US Embassy in Seoul just months before the start of the Korean War. Their love story spanned seven decades.

Business

A year after South Korea passed an anti-corruption law, some businesses say it goes too far

PRI's The World

November 29, 2017

South Korea’s sweeping anti-graft law is meant to eliminate corruption, but some Koreans say it's cutting into the country's gift-giving tradition.

Conflict

South Koreans used to brush off talk of war. Now, they're getting worried.

PRI's The World

November 06, 2017

In South Korea, people are starting to talk with family members about what would happen if war broke out between the US and North Korea.

Global Politics

A North Korean refugee and cartoonist draws what life is like for those who escape

PRI's The World

July 06, 2017

Choi Seong-guk has had a knack for drawing since he was a kid when teachers praised him for his sketches of evil American soldiers that he says he made look “as ugly and violent as possible.”

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