As February 17 officially began the Lunar New Year, it also marked 153 years since Japan last celebrated the Lunar New Year nationwide—a tradition that was put to an end when the Emperor of Japan announced that the calendar they … Continue reading
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« Il faut couper cette sale tête sans la moindre hésitation » : Sanae Takaichi s’immisce dans la question de Taïwan
Les tensions entre la Chine et le Japon ont été exacerbées ces derniers jours par les contestations sur la question de Taïwan, un territoire souverain de facto, dont l’indépendance n’est pas reconnue internationalement. La Chine réclame l’île comme faisant partie … Continue reading
Trump’s Tide Begins in Japan: The Role of Populism in the Changing Trade Landscape
As Japan’s parliamentary election comes to a close and its Prime Minister Sigeru Ishiba agrees to an important trade deal with the U.S., the stalemate between Japan and the U.S. reaches an important shift that spans much farther than domestic … Continue reading
The Fallout of the U.S. Steel Deal
Nippon Steel, or 日本製鉄株式会社 (Nippon Seitetsu Kabushiki Gaisha), was founded in 1950. It originated from two separate companies, Yahata Iron & Steel Co. and Fuji Iron & Steel Co., both established in 1950. A year later, in 1951, Shin-Fuso Metal … Continue reading
South Korea-Japan Relations: Will the Hostility Ever End?
The mutual animosities between Japan and South Korea remain hostile and unresolved, tied to lingering wounds that have not yet been healed from a century ago. The most critical dispute rooted in the history of these two nations is the “comfort women” crisis — tens of thousands of women across Asia, most of them Korean, were sent into military brothels to service Japanese soldiers as sex slaves.
The Global Community’s Response to Japan’s Fukushima Water Release Plan
The Japanese government plans to release the tritium-tainted water into the Pacific Ocean in small amounts over the next 30 years. However, the plan has received an overflowing of criticism from Japanese citizens and those abroad.