Recently on high alert, Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, being in one of the most seismically active regions in the world. However, megathrust earthquakes, which experts are increasingly concerned about, are a different magnitude of danger, even for a country accustomed to such natural disasters. In addition to the undoubted human catastrophe, a natural […]

In a pivotal meeting at the APEC summit in San Francisco, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confronted Chinese leader Xi Jinping with a series of pressing issues, marking a notable shift in the Japan-China relationship. Mr. Kishida’s stance advocated for a “constructive and stable Japan-China relationship,” reshaping their bilateral ties. The meeting, held on Nov. […]

Amid growing tensions between South Korea and China, Seoul removed the phrase “strategic partnership” describing the two countries’ relations from its latest national security document. Moreover, a recent opinion poll found that nearly 80 percent of South Koreans do not trust communist China. On June 7, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration released the latest version of […]

South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Young-se recently renounced the idea that the country’s diplomacy “should walk the line between the U.S. and China,” suggested by some public opinion. He used an analogy from Aesop’s Fable to describe the outcome of that mentality. In an interview with Korean broadcaster KBS on May 19, Kwon said if […]

The Group of Seven (G-7) finance leaders recently pledged to increase global supply chain diversification, with an expert describing the move as “de-Chinaization”. The G-7 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Niigata, Japan, ended on May 13, laying the groundwork for the G-7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. According to a Reuters report, […]

The Lunar New Year is the biggest and most celebrated holiday in China each year. Each year Chinese people make billions of trips across the country to visit their families during that holiday period. However, data recently released by China’s Ministry of Transport indicate that trips during this year’s Lunar New Year—which spans 40 days—had […]