Commitment Issues: Trump’s New Asian Foreign Policy Esli Chan Jun 5, 2017 Then president-elect Donald Trump’s personal phone call with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen was one of the…
The North Korean Missile Crisis: The Dawn of Japanese Rearmament Amina Zaidi Mar 20, 2017 On the 6th of March 2017, North Korea launched four ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. Three of the…
The Ainu People and Japan – Recognition over Reconciliation Antoine Senkoff Mar 17, 2017 The upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have led the Japanese government to implement policies and campaigns that…
For Whom the Bell Tolls- the TPP and Donald Trump Suzanne Holcomb Feb 15, 2017 Donald Trump may be a man of many words, or “the best words”, but when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership…
Artificial Intelligence and Job Security Nicole Sharma Jan 16, 2017 In January 2017, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company based in Japan, has announced plans to…
Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union JunYoung So Apr 5, 2015 Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
“Comfort Women”: Japan and Neighbour Relations Rachel Chan Mar 31, 2015 70 years ago, the Pacific side of the Second World War officially ended with Japan’s surrender after the landing of…
Why can’t Japan join the Chinese ‘New Silk Road’? Mason Ko Nov 29, 2014 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member states. APEC seeks to promote…
Neo-Nationalism in the Far East: A Cause for Concern? Tiffany Lam Jan 8, 2014 Neo-nationalism seeks to define new ways to advocate and preserve a national ethos. Unfortunately, in some…
China and Japan in Anarchy: A Neorealist and Constructivist Explanation of the… Segolene Lapeyre Nov 30, 2013 On September 11th, 2012, China issued a statement explaining its claim to sovereignty over a group of islands…