Koreans get a year younger as traditional age methods scrapped Starting Wednesday, all Koreans will become at least a year younger as the country largely scraps its traditional system of counting age. 2023.6.26
![Government Legislation Minister Lee Wan-kyu announces the adoption of the international method of counting age starting Wednesday in a press briefing held at the government complex in central Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10743559.jpg?imageId=10743559&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)