The Dokdo Islets – also called the “Liancourt Rocks” – are at the center of a sorely disputed territorial issue between South Korea and Japan. It is an issue that has lasted for more than a century, and continues to the present day. The islets are located in the middle of the East Sea, and are believed to be rich in resources and harbor natural gas reserves. To the Koreans, the islets are known as “Dokdo”. However, to the Japanese, they are known as “Takeshima”. Thus, from the onset of the interpretation
Korea and Japan have been known for their food, their culture, and as well as the products that have been selling throughout the world. They have been able to build their economy up as well as be able to develop drastically to a point where they are considered to be one of the most developed countries in the world. Though both nations have developed as well as maintained peace with other nations; Japan and Korea have one thing that they do not seem to be able to get along or even resolve. Both countries
Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute: The Confrontation among China, US and Japan Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute is defined as a territorial dispute over a group of islands in East China Sea called Senkaku (Japan), Diaoyu (China) or Tiaoyutai (Taiwan). The dispute has been a main focus of Sino-Japanese political and military conflicts for a long time. Meanwhile, in order to strengthen its dominance in the Asia-Pacific area, the US government aligned with Japan to contain China’s power, making the issue
Eastern Clasico: Japan-Korea rivalry and the 2002 FIFA World Cup Joshua S. Manalo It is not new for East Asia to host a major international sporting event. Tokyo hosted the Game of the XVII Olympiad, more commonly known as the first Olympics in the continent of Asia in 1964 — and will be hosting it again in the year 2020 (Olympic Movement, n.d.). Japan then could have hosted the sporting event more than two decades earlier but it was cancelled due to its imperialist expansion and subsequently, the
Introduction Led by a new group of conservative leadership, Japan is undergoing a rise in nationalism fueled by complex mixture of causes spanning from internal politics, economy, perception of new threat from China, and external influence know in Japan as Gaiatsu. Meanwhile, East Asia is experiencing a dramatic shift in regional dominance from Japan to China. Due to the rapid growth in China's economy, East Asian nations, having depended on Japan for regional leadership and economic aid, are now faced