https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/03/419_371773.html
Will Lotte heir be naturalized as Korean citizen this year?
Speculation is growing that Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin’s oldest son, Shin Yoo-yeol, also known by his Japanese name, Satoshi Shigemitsu, may give up his Japanese citizenship this year to be naturalized as a Korean citizen, as he turned 38 years o
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Speculation is growing that Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin’s oldest son, Shin Yoo-yeol, also known by his Japanese name, Satoshi Shigemitsu, may give up his Japanese citizenship this year to be naturalized as a Korean citizen, as he turned 38 years old on Saturday, according to industry officials, Sunday. At this age, one can acquire Korean citizenship regardless of the completion of military service.
heir 상속인, 후속인, 계승자
heir apparent 법정 추정 상속인, 예상 후계자
naturalize 귀화시키다, 동식물을 도입하다, 귀화 동물이 되다
speculation 추측, 투기, 어림짐작
estimate = guesstimate = ballpark figure 예상치
estimate = speculate = conjecture = presume = presuppose = guess = surmise = suppose = assume 추측하다, 예상하다, 예측하다
give up = abandon = discard = ditch = desert 포기하다, 버리다
regardless of = irrespective of = with little thought of = with no thought of ~에 상관없이, ~을 고려하지 않고
military service 군복무, 군 복무기
The heir apparent, who currently assumes executive positions at Lotte’s holding company and its health care subsidiary, was born in London in 1986 and grew up in Tokyo. After joining Lotte in 2020, he has worked for his father’s company in Korea and Japan.
heir apparent 법정 추정 상속인, 예상 후계자
assume = estimate = speculate = conjecture = presume = presuppose = guess = surmise = suppose 추측하다, 예상하다, 예측하다
assume = take on = take the helm = take on the mantle of 떠맡다, 맡다, (권력/일을)맡다
executive position 경영직, 임원
holding company 지주회사subsidiary = affiliated company = affiliate 계열사, 자회사 grow up in ~에서 자라다
Due to his frequent attendance at the conglomerate’s important events recently, he has been expected to follow in the footsteps of his father, who gave up his Japanese citizenship at the age of 41 in 1996 to acquire Korean citizenship that year without completing military service. At that time, men younger than 40 were not allowed to be exempt from military service.
frequent attendance 빈번한 참석, 잦은 출석
conglomerate = large firm = major company = large company = chaebol = zaibatsu 대기업, 재벌총수
follow the footsteps of ~의 발자취를 따르다, ~을 발자취를 따라가다
acquire citizenship 시민권을 얻다
complete military service = be discharged from military service 군복무를 완료하다
exempt from ~을 면제하다, ~에서 면제받은
Under the current Military Service Act, the younger Shin has been able to acquire Korean citizenship since the first date of this year, but he is said to have yet to ask the Ministry of Justice to naturalize him as a Korean citizen.
under the current act 현행법하에, 현행법률 하에
military service act 병역법
be said to ~라고 한다, 말했다고 한다
have yet to do 아직 ~하지 않았다
the Ministry of Justice 법무부
naturalize 귀화시키다, 동식물을 도입하다, 귀화 동물이 되다
neutralize 무효화하다, 상쇄시키다, 중립국으로 만들다, 중화시키다
neuter = castrate = geld = emasculate 거세하다, 무력화시키다, 무력하게 만들다
Industry officials expect him to apply for Korean citizenship in the near future, to prevent Korean consumers from regarding Lotte as a Japanese firm. His lack of Korean citizenship could also make it difficult for him to keep working in Korea, as he is required to repeatedly renew his employment visa. Industry officials therefore view his acquisition of Korean citizenship as a necessary step for him to tighten his grip on the group.
in the near future = down the road = in the foreseeable future 가까운 미래에, 장래에
prevent from = avoid from = deter from = avert from = turn away from = stave off = ward off = fend off = forestall = keep from ~가 ~을 못하게하다, ~을 막다, ~을 방지하다
regard as = consider as = deem as = view as ~로 여기다, ~로 고려하다
renew visa 비자를 갱신하다
empolyment visa 취업비자
acquisition of citizenship 시민권 취득
tighten one's grip on ~의 힘을 강화하다, ~의 장악을 강화하다
get a grip on ~을 억제하다, ~을 파악하다
get a grip on oneself 자신을 억제하다
In addition, the chairman’s son can reportedly hold business meetings in Korean with Lotte employees, running contrary to a rumor that he cannot speak Korean. In 2015, the Lotte chairman aroused controversy over his Korean pronunciation, when he gave a public apology for a feud over the group’s control with his older brother, Shin Dong-joo, who was even more unfamiliar with the language than the chairman.
reportedly = purportedly = people say = they say = it is said = it is rumored = a rumor has it that 들리는 바에 의하면, 소문에 의하면, 소문에 의하면
run contrary to ~에 반하다, ~와 달리하다, ~에 상반되다
arouse controversy over = raise controversy over = stir up controversy over = stoke controversy over ~에 대한 논란을 일으키다
give a pulbic apology 공개적으로 사과하다
feud = row = strife = confrontation = friction = tension = dispute = conflict = discord = disagreement = dissension = fight = arguement = bicker = squabble = spat 알력, 불화, 반목
be unfamiliar with ~와 친숙하지 않다,
Considering the growing number of major Korean company heirs holding foreign nationality, however, some industry officials expect the Lotte chairman’s son to maintain his Japanese citizenship without acquiring Korean citizenship. Data compiled by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) showed last April that among Korea’s 82 largest conglomerates, 16 companies had 31 heirs with foreign citizenship.
the growing number of = the mounting number of = an increasing number of 점점 증가하는 수의
hold foreign nationality 외국 국적을 지니다, 외국국적을 보유하다
compile data 자료를 집대성하다, 자료를 편찬하다
Fair Trade Commission (FTC) 공정거래위원회
At this moment, OCI Group Chairman Lee Woo-hyun, who is a U.S. national, is the only Korean conglomerate head with foreign citizenship, as the FTC did not designate Coupang founder Bom Kim, who is also an American, as the e-commerce firm’s chief.
designate = nominate = name = appoint = anoint = delegate = assign = co-opt = elect 지명하다, 선정하다, 선임하다
founder = trailblazer = visionary = initiator = originator = creator = institutor 창시자, 설립자, 선두자
e-commerce firm 전자상거래 기업
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