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Category Archives: Japan
June 16, 2013
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Is Global Economic Instability Here to Stay?
The global economy is changing dramatically before our eyes—but whether for better or worse isn’t yet clear. That’s the thesis of an insightful WSJ piece on the current instability of international markets: For the past few years, the global economy, … Continue reading
June 14, 2013
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Beijing Pushes Claim on…Okinawa?
Who owns Okinawa Island, roughly 400 miles south of the main Japanese islands and the largest of the Ryukyu group of volcanic islands that stretches from Japan to Taiwan? That depends on who you ask. To most of the world Okinawa … Continue reading
June 11, 2013
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Norks to South Korea on Talks: Nope, Nevermind
North Korea canceled high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for later this week, apparently because the South’s choice of negotiator was for some reason unacceptable. “We consider the North Korean decision very regrettable,” said a South Korean government spokesman. They … Continue reading
June 10, 2013
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China Playing a Long Game on North Korea
After 17 hours of negotiations at the “peace village” of Panmunjom, North and South Korean representatives agreed to hold further talks at the ministerial level, the highest level of dialogue between the two countries in six years. Reports suggest that these talks … Continue reading
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Abenomics Gets a Boost
Japan’s growth rate over this year’s first quarter was revised up to 1 percent yesterday, at an annualized rate of 4.1 percent. This is remarkable news for a country that has struggled to post strong economic growth in recent years. … Continue reading
June 6, 2013
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Chinese Game Lets Players Invade Japan, Kill Japanese Online
The nationalist, party-owned newspaper Global Times recently launched an online video game called “Recover the Diayou Islands” that allows players to fight against Japanese ships and planes and invade Japanese territory. (You can play the game here.) Dramatic music plays in the background. … Continue reading
May 29, 2013
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Battle Lines Drawn in Asia’s Game of Thrones
The battle lines between friends and rivals are coming into sharper focus in Asia’s Game of Thrones. Chinese Premier Li Kequiang traveled straight to Pakistan following his trip to India. There, Li deftly avoided touching on sensitive subjects; in Pakistan, he … Continue reading
May 23, 2013
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Japan Will Sell Ships To Philippines To Fight China’s “Bullying”
Just two days after the President of the Philippines announced a $1.8 billion naval expansion, mostly to combat Chinese “bullying”, Japan pledged its help. ”Japan will provide patrol boats to the Philippines to help the country bolster its capabilities in the … Continue reading
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Abe Shoots for the Stars
The gutsiest, highest risk economic drive for growth in the world these days is coming out of Japan. After decades of stagnation, accompanied by deficit spending and Keynesian stimulus on an enormous scale, the world’s third largest economy is crashing … Continue reading
May 19, 2013
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US Shale Spreading Joy Across Pacific
The US shale boom, as Polemarchus might have said, is helping friends and harming enemies. Shale gas from America has become an important asset for Japan’s economic recovery; the country is an ally poor in natural resources and struggling with soaring fuel … Continue reading
May 17, 2013
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Abe Reverses Course, Supports Japanese Apology For WWII
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe backtracked yesterday on previous comments he made in which he suggested that he did not agree with the famous 1995 apology by then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. Murayama apologized to neighboring countries like China and Korea for … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
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Game of Thrones in the Far North
A new battleground opened in Asia’s Game of Thrones today when the Arctic Council, an organization of the eight countries adjacent to the Arctic region, agreed to admit observer states, including five from Asia: China, South Korea, India, Japan, and Singapore. … Continue reading
May 8, 2013
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Japan Walks Back Official Whitewashing of War Record
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is having second thoughts about recanting his country’s apology for crimes committed in World War Two. Abe recently suggested that Japan might not have been the aggressor during the war due to the fact that … Continue reading
May 7, 2013
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Norks Pulling Back from the Edge
North Korea moved two long-range missiles off the launchpad yesterday, a clear sign that the Norks will not go ahead with the rocket test that has kept the US, Japan, South Korea, and much of world media on edge over … Continue reading
May 6, 2013
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Obama Likes the Sound of Natural Gas Exports
Over the weekend, President Obama acknowledged that the US would likely become a net exporter of natural gas by 2020. This is a remarkable admission; only five years ago, the government was predicting natural gas imports were set to quadruple. … Continue reading
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