East Asia “In-depth research notes” (220th) Chinese national team coach Li Tie holds a press conference before the match against the Japanese national team in the qualifying group at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar (Photo: Xinhua/Kyodo News Images) Go to gallery page You might think, “It’s all boring shows…” Lately, China Central Television … Read more
A new axis of evil called “Russia, North Korea, and Iran” forms, and the international order changes completely. Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, attends the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea. He said that the goal of “unification of the North and South” should be abandoned and that South … Read more
Obstacles to Chinese invasion remain enormous: Gideon Luckman (Financial Times, January 16, 2024) Did they confirm their similarities? (China-Russia top leaders meeting in Moscow, March 21, 2023, Photo: Reuters/Afro) Chinese President Xi Jinping believes that history is moving in his direction. During his visit to Moscow last March, he told Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Right … Read more
The Ukraine war is no longer a fire on the other side; Japanese companies should reconsider their Russian business. On January 2, the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, suffered severe damage from a Russian missile attack. The photo shows Mayor Vitali Klitschko visiting the site of the damage caused by the missile on the same day. … Read more
While being transported to a major hospital in Busan…Is being transported by helicopter to Seoul a privilege given to big politicians? 2024.1.5 (Friday) Lee Jeong-seon Follow Following On January 2nd, Lee Jae-myung, a representative of the Democratic Party of Japan, collapses after being attacked with a knife (Photo: AP/Afro) Go to gallery page On January … Read more
Russia, boosted by North Korea’s ammunition support, is considering occupying Zaporizhia and Kharkiv Tweet Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zarzhny held his first press conference on December 26th (Photo: Ukrinform/Kyodo News Images) Go to gallery page (International journalist Masato Kimura) “24 is going to be a different year than 2023, and we have to … Read more
A life-sized record of studying abroad in Korea (12) – The delicate position of “Korean residents in Japan” in both Japan and Korea 2023.12.29 (Fri) Han Kwang-hoon Follow Following Tweet Winter in Seoul is cold. Children playing on the snow sledding slope at Ttukseom Hangang Park (file photo, source: Seoul Metropolitan Government website) Go to … Read more
Names of two players who made a comeback in a new world even though their image was thought to be in jeopardy Infielder Hotaka Yamakawa holds a press conference after joining Softbank as a free agent from Seibu = December 19th, PayPay Dome (Photo: Kyodo News) Go to gallery page The strong winds don’t seem … Read more
The negative effects of a school-dependent society where “schools are responsible for all troubles such as smartphone billing and holiday clothing” (Photo: Afro) Go to gallery page Teachers’ popularity is declining due to overwork. The teacher hiring ratio for public schools in 2022 was 3.4 times, the lowest on record for the second consecutive year. … Read more
Ryutaro Kono says, “If fiscal sustainability is compromised, we will fall from the ranks of developed countries.” The Kishida administration is taking more fiscal expansion measures than the Abe administration (Photo: Representative Photography/Reuters/Afro) Go to gallery page A wave of inflation has hit the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Japan, which had … Read more