World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
VANK launches digital project for young people in Japan
South Korean group VANK is making digital content for young people in Japan about issues the two countries share and ways they can work together.
The project will appear on Instagram as two cartoons and two short videos.
One cartoon looks at ageing societies, pairing South Korea’s digital care technology with Japan’s practical care experience.
Another focuses on cooperation in AI and semiconductors, while the videos revisit past solidarity after Japan’s 2011 earthquake and joint cultural projects.
VANK says the aim is to build understanding of South Korean society and encourage two-way exchange, rather than simply promote South Korea.
Japan is the first step in a planned global expansion to find connections with people in more than 200 countries, including in ASEAN, Latin America and Africa.
VANK said it will produce and distribute digital content for young people in Japan about shared challenges and cooperation between South Korea and Japan.
The project will be released sequentially through VANK’s official Instagram account as two Instagram comics and two Reels.
The content covers care for ageing populations, artificial intelligence and semiconductors, solidarity after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and joint cultural production.
VANK said it plans to expand the initiative beyond Japan to connections with more than 200 countries, including in ASEAN, Latin America and Africa.
- Who
- VANK, a cyber-diplomacy group, is producing the content for young people in Japan.
- What
- It will release two Instagram comics and two Reels about South Korea-Japan shared challenges and cooperation.
- When
- VANK announced the project on Nov. 5, 2026. The content will be released sequentially.
- Where
- The content will appear on VANK’s official Instagram account, @weare_globalfriends.
- Why
- VANK said it aims to broaden understanding of Korean society and expand exchanges with people in other countries through two-way public diplomacy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Great East Japan Earthquake prompted cross-border solidarity, an experience revisited in one of the project’s Reels.
VANK announced it would release two Instagram comics and two Reels for young people in Japan.
The four pieces are to be released sequentially on VANK’s official Instagram account.
- Content
- Two Instagram comics and two Reels
- Instagram account
- @weare_globalfriends
- Care comic
- South Korea’s digital care technology and Japan’s care expertise
- AI comic
- Cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductor industries
- Planned expansion
- More than 200 countries, including ASEAN, Latin America and Africa
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What people are saying
We want to view each country not simply as a target for promoting Korea, but as a partner with whom we think through challenges and find solutions together.
We will broaden communication so that young people in South Korea recognize global issues as their own and grow into global citizens who contribute to the international community.