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East Asia
US knows Japan at fault on row with Korea
Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Ahn Ho-young said Friday that Washington is aware that Japan is primarily responsible for the ongoing diplomatic standoff between Korea and Japan. “For the United States, Korea and Japan are two key allies and therefore it is very difficult for Washington to take one’s side,”…
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Arms export by Japan
Should the world let painful history repeat itself? Step by carefully calculated step, Japan is moving toward becoming a military power ― as it was 70 years ago. Nothing shows this better than Tokyo’s decision Tuesday to throw away its 46-year-old ban on the export of weapons and military hardware.…
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Stronger security urged for presidential office
One of two crashed drones found in South Korean territory last week that had photographed Cheong Wa Dae underlined the importance of beefing up the security of the presidential house, analysts said Thursday. Experts raised concerns Thursday that President Park Geun-hye might be vulnerable to attacks from such an unmanned…
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Unregistered children need protection
Jasmine Lee calls for passage of bill Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party called on rival lawmakers, Thursday, to pass a bill to protect fundamental rights of undocumented foreign children, saying passage was not a choice, but a must in a global village. “Many developed countries such as…
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Virginian Governor signs bill on East Sea naming
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill into law on the naming of East Sea, according to diplomatic sources Thursday. The bill is intended to identify the body of water between Korea and Japan as the East Sea along with the Sea of Japan in all new public school…
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N. Korean drones rattle military
The military is under fire for its lax handling of North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) spying on key installations. The small sky-blue drone that was discovered in Paju, Gyeonggi Province after it crashed on March 24, showed clear evidence that it came from the North, but the military sat…
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Obama faces key balancing act
US President to visit Korea April 25-26 after Japan stopover U.S. President Barack Obama has his work cut out for him during his Asian tour later this month. At a time when the U.S. and Japan look tighter, Obama needs not to hurt the Korea-U.S. alliance, if he wants to…
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East Asia
Guy Sorman’s Special Lecture on “Philanthropy and Welfare” for IGE
On April 03, the distinguished French scholar delivered a special lecture on “Philanthropy and Welfare” as part of IGE’s Distinguished Lecture Forum. The following is an excerpt prepared by the Institute of Global Economy(IGE, Sakong Il). The Asia N postes the excerpt with some revisions. Thanks owed to IGE. -Editor’s…
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East Asia
Can South Korea unify North Korea by absorption?
Lessons to be learned from Crimean crisis The unrolling Ukrainian crisis has been in the news a lot of late. The recent succession of Crimea can be seen in various ways, but it seems that this dramatic event hints at one possible scenario of Korea’s future. Indeed, why did Crimea…
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East Asia
Korean named president of Japanese university
Kang Sang-jung, an ethnic Korean professor residing in Japan, was inaugurated president of Seigakuin University in Saitama Prefecture at the school’s chapel, Tuesday. He is the first Korean national to be appointed president of a four-year Japanese university. “When I entered this school 40 years ago, I was nervous and…
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