Japan

日本國(日語:日本国/にっぽんこく、にほんこく Nippon-koku, Nihon-koku */?),通稱日本(日本/にっぽん、にほん Nippon, Nihon,日語發音:[ɲippoꜜɴ] ( 聆聽)、[ɲihoꜜɴ] ( 聆聽)),是位於東亞的島嶼國家,由日本列島、琉球群島和伊豆-小笠原群島等6,852座島嶼所組成,面積約37.8萬平方公里。 --來自 維基百科


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2023/03/27 | Voice of America

Taiwan Tensions Fuel Anxiety on Japan’s Tiny Yonaguni Island

Yonaguni is the westernmost in a series of small Japanese islands, known as Yaeyama, that are gradually being transformed into a key line of defense as Japan embarks on its biggest military buildup since World War II.

2023/03/21 | East Asia Forum

Demography Poses No Imminent Threat to China’s Economic Modernization

In the short to medium term, fewer children imply reduced expenditure — an advantage to the economy.

2023/03/15 | The Interpreter

Japan and South Korea: A Logical but Uneasy Alignment

Is a compensation deal to right colonial-era wrongs part of a strategic shift towards rapprochement?

2023/03/06 | TNL Feature

A Japanese Resident’s Experience of Becoming a Naturalized Taiwanese Citizen

Kenzo Hirohashi, a writer who has been living in Taiwan for three decades, recently became a naturalized citizen. Why did he decide to become a Taiwanese citizen?

2023/03/06 | The Interpreter

The Sky Is No Longer the Limit: Australia and East Asia in Space

East Asia offers an example of the enduring power and role of government, in which the Government-Space business relationship is well positioned to ensure the industry’s growth is sustainable, not just driven by private interests.

2023/02/18 | Xiaochen Su

Would Another Anti-LGBT Gaffe Prompt Reform in Japan?

Japan is the only G7 nation without legislation prohibiting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.

2023/02/18 | East Asia Forum

Asia’s Coming Demographic Divergence

The growing symbiosis between South Korea and Vietnam is an excellent example of Asia’s demographic interconnectedness, as South Korea continues to locate its lower-cost manufacturing operations in other countries.

2023/02/10 | The Conversation

Did China’s Balloon Violate International Law?

While balloons may no longer be valued for their war-fighting ability, they retain a unique capacity to undertake surveillance.

2023/01/11 | East Asia Forum

Ukraine Crisis Doesn’t Herald a New Era for Refugee Rights in Japan

Japan’s focus on limiting the number of long-term sojourners severely limits the protection available to refugees, with an emphasis on controlling numbers seeming to dominate decision-making.

2022/12/23 | East Asia Forum

Japan Steps Closer to Global Military Power

The loosening of arms exports controls and proposed increase of the national defense budget to 2% of GDP over time signal paradigmatic shifts in Japan’s security posture.

2022/12/19 | East Asia Forum

Kishida’s Difficult Year

Support for Kishida’s government has plummeted to below 30%. Next year will be no easier with local elections scheduled in April and big issues on the table such as mounting security challenges, a declining birth rate, and overcoming obstacles to economic reform.

2022/12/16 | Voice of America

China Trying To Fight Back US Ban on Its Chip Industry

On Thursday, the U.S. government broadened its crackdown on China’s chip industry by adding memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a Commerce Department trade blacklist.

2022/12/12 | Deutsche Welle

Japanese Company’s Moon Mission Takes off on SpaceX Rocket

A Tokyo-based company has become the first private entity to send a mission to the moon. If successful, it will be the first moon landing by a Japanese spacecraft.

2022/11/25 | East Asia Forum

Japan Must Reform Its Inflexible Work Culture

The labor force is diversifying, not just demographically, but also in terms of people’s needs and preferences. It’s time for organizations to adapt to workers — and not the other way around.

2022/11/03 | Deutsche Welle

North Korea Fires Missile Near Japan

North Korea continued missile launches for a second day, including a potential ICMB that prompted evacuations in Japan. The West condemned Pyongyang’s unprecedented display of military firepower.

2022/10/14 | Deutsche Welle

China Probes Its Neighbors’ Defenses as Regional Tensions Rise

Beijing has territorial claims against Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan and is using “salami-slicing” military and economic tactics in its efforts to assume control of the strategically important areas.

2022/10/13 | Timothy S. Rich

How Worried Is Taiwan About a Chinese Invasion?

Survey shows the Taiwanese public is far less concerned about a Chinese invasion than citizens of other countries in the region.

2022/10/06 | East Asia Forum

Okinawa’s Elections Expose Problems With Military Coexistence

Okinawa’s role in Japanese security was reinforced by China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait following U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.