2019, November Archives
November 25, 2019 I have recently had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee Yong Hoon who authored “Anti-Japan Tribalism,” which has become a bestseller in Japan as well a...
【#635】Continuing Anti-Japan/U.S. Sentiments despite GSOMIA Extension
November 25, 2019 On November 22, South Korea’s Moon Jae In government announced the conditional suspension of its earlier decision to terminate the defense intelligence sharing agreement with Jap...
November 18, 2019 “Abduction victims and we the families have got older, but we remain determined to achieve a family reunion. We have persistently hoped to have our children returned soon. It is ...
【#633】Waste No More Time Debating on Cherry-blossom Party
November 18, 2019 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to cancel his cherry-blossom party next year, after being criticized for having invited many of his political supporters to the publicl...
【#632】Path to Improve Japan-S. Korea Relations
November 11, 2019 South Korean government and ruling party have been sending signals seeking to improve relations with Japan. After the prime minister and the National Assembly speaker visited Jap...
November 5, 2019 On October 31, the Chinese Communist Party concluded the fourth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee and released a 6,000-letter communique spelling out future domestic a...