Popular Items for the Five-Day-Week Worker

On July 12, a department store in Seoul displays items that have become popular as a result of the recently-introduced five-day work week. As public enterprises and large corporations begin active participation in the five-day program, sales figures for leisure and sports commodities, including hiking gear, inline skates, bicycles, and outdoor cookware, are thriving.

Hoon-Koo Lee ufo@donga.com