East Asia

of concrete and debris. After a gargantuan earthquake occurred in Kobe at the struck of dawn. Japan island nation of East Asia located in the Pacific Ocean is officially called the Nippon Koku, which means State of Japan. The neighboring countries of North Korea, South Korea, Russia and China are located west of Japan. The islands of Japan lie east of Sea of Japan, and the East China Sea is situated to its south and the Philippine Sea to its southeast. Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and

While sexual exploitation is the main form of trafficking in Europe and Central Asia, in East Asia and the Pacific it is forced labor. This variety of human trafficking has increased steadily in recent years; around 40% of the victims between 2010 and 2012 were trafficked for this purpose. Immigrants are particularly vulnerable on forced

Confucianism is a religion that is made to be interwoven with other East Asian religions like Taoism and Buddhism. The combination happens because Confucianism along with the other East Asian religions are more like traditions and are better to be seen as having different qualities that add up to the religion of Eastern Asia (Brodd 127). I agree with the idea that East Asia’s religion of different traditions. Confucianism is a religion that focuses mainly on human relationships (Brodd 128). A major

LIST OF CASES. DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA. Many of the states were early signatories to BITs, agreements prepared by capital exporting states. In the early 1980s, the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) which was formed in 1956, published three draft BITs, which provided different models of investment liberalization and protection.(41) In 1980, the United treaties Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital was signed in the Arab States creating an Arab Investment

LIST OF CASES. DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA. Many of the states were early signatories to BITs, agreements prepared by capital exporting states. In the early 1980s, the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) which was formed in 1956, published three draft BITs, which provided different models of investment liberalization and protection.(41) In 1980, the United treaties Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital was signed in the Arab States creating an Arab Investment

influence over East Asia. This paper focus on lasting legacies of Confucianism in five aspects, which are family model, proper order, government model, elite regulation and political economy. These legacies form fundamental social values of ancient China and they continue affecting people’s perceptions in East Asia.

2), which of course simultaneously related to the similar contradictions that manifested in other part of Asia such as Vietnam. Global Interpretations The overarching historical context of the 1960’s was the global resistance of the bipolar Cold War hegemony that the U.S. and the Soviet Union tried to impose on the whole world, indeed an era of “revolutions

THE IMPACT OF THE QING DYNASTY ON MODERN EAST ASIA The Qing Dynasty and Modern East Asia In what ways did the history of the Qing Dynasty effect modern East Asia? The Qing Dynasty has had countless effects on China and East Asia, including but not limited to the current distribution of land, philosophies and economic status. The anti-trade mentality plus the ups and downs in the Trade agreements the Qing Dynasty had been a part of relates to

When thinking about the space of East Asian studies, we often only look at China, Japan, and Korea based on their physical boundaries on the world map. However, retaining one understanding of East Asia means we are not considering the problem of geography. In order to manoeuver with or around the problem of geography, we must constantly reinterpret and criticize the space we take for granted. The objective is not solving this problem, but to think of ways which can aid in our approach to it. Space

201321645 Page Break Confucianism is a common cultural factor that many Asian countries share and it is shown to be an influencing factor in rising economic development in Asia. These three articles discusses how Confucianism is closely related to the economic development of Asia. Gong and Jang's article discusses economic development through two cultural perspective to explain Asian success, and also about the current economic crisis. There is no one single explanation to