Korea 24 - 2021.06.23

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.06.23. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> - News Briefing: After a year-long delay, Tokyo is gearing up to launch the Olympic Games in exactly 30 days from Wednesday as countries around the globe continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis Part 1: With just a month away, Robin Harding, Tokyo Bureau Chief for the Financial Times, gives a preview of the upcoming Games with organizers pushing ahead as concerns still linger over the pandemic.<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis Part 2: Heather Barr, interim Co-Director of the Women&rsquo;s Rights Division at the Human Rights Watch, talks about her report that was published by the Human Rights Watch that addressed digital sex crimes in South Korea. She discusses the report&rsquo;s key findings and what needs to be done to tackle the issue.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Some have been using a computer program to gain a major advantage when reserving their COVID-19 vaccinations(잔여백신 예약에 &lsquo;매크로&rsquo;까지 동원&hellip;&lsquo;백신 불평등&rsquo; 논란), police reveal the identity of a man accused of multiple sex-related crimes(미성년자 성착취물 6천954개 보관&bull;유포 26세 최찬욱 신상 공개), and South Korean UFC fighter Jung Chan-sung, aka the Korean Zombie, is handed a medical suspension due to injuries sustained from his latest bout(정찬성, 최대 6개월 UFC 출전 정지).<br /> <br /> - Korea Book Club: Barry Welsh shares Hwang Biori&rsquo;s(황벼리) &ldquo;The Weight of a Picture(사진 한 장의무게),&rdquo; an experimental indie comic book that tackles loneliness, friendship, and the difficulty of making connections with others through the interconnecting stories of a girl and a boy.<br /> <br /> - Morning Edition Preview: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that delves into the long-standing generational conflict over free subway rides for senior citizens. He then shares a Korea Herald story on a sound immersion play being held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.