Under the age system most commonly used in South Koreans' everyday life, people are deemed to be a year old at birth and a year is added every Jan. 1.
Thomson ReutersChildren chase a ball at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, in this photo taken May 24. Under a new law that took effect on Wednesday, South Koreans became a year or two younger.Under the age system most commonly used in South Koreans' everyday life, people are deemed to be a year old at birth and a year is added every Jan. 1.
In December, South Korea passed laws to scrap the traditional method and fully adopt the international standard. "We expect legal disputes, complaints and social confusion that have been caused over how to calculate ages will be greatly reduced," Minister of Government Legislation Lee Wan-kyu told a briefing on Monday.
Kim Jin-sil, an office worker, poses with a whiteboard showing her international age, 31, and Korean age, 33, in this image taken in Seoul on June 21.
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