A Vote for Trump is a Vote for China
Isaac Stone Fish writes on how Donald Trump’s policies benefit China and the effect this has on the US-Japan relationship.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | TV Dramas as a Reflection of the Times
A Japanese TV that reflected the rising tide of temp workers following deregulation was later remade employment, the show was remade for Korean TV. The producers of these two shows met for the first time in Tokyo to discuss the commonalities and differences reflected in these two dramas.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | China-Japan-ROK Youth Dialogue
On November 14, 2015, JCIE and the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat co-hosted this special seminar where thirty college students from Knowledge Investment Programs and the Global Asia Leadership Forum discussed similarities and differences among the three countries in regard to (1) education, (2) work culture, and (3) gender roles.
Secrets of “Three Brothers” of South Korea, China, Japan
By Yoshibumi Wakamiya
You probably do not know that there is the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) in Korea. Although it is rarely known in Japan or China, it is an international organization jointly funded by South Korea, Japan and China and established to promote peace and common prosperity among the three neighbors.
JCIE Publications | Asia on the Move: Regional Migration and the Role of Civil Society
Experts analyze migration trends in China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia; government efforts to manage this movement; and the role of NGOs in helping to protect migrants and to harness migration to benefit the region.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Taste the Expanding World of Tea
The fifth seminar of this series focuses on the theme of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese tea culture. Along with a tea ceremony demonstration and tasting, the event explores how the tea world is growing in various ways through different methods of manufacturing and drinking tea using similar tealeaves.
Rebel Without a Country
Rebel Pepper, China’s most notorious political cartoonist, fled his native land for Japan. But life in exile is tougher than he expected.
Japan Alone Cannot Guard or Sustain Peace
When one speaks of turmoil on the Korean Peninsula, it’s usually in reference to North Korea, not South Korea. But Itsunori Onodera, who stepped down as Japan’s defense minister in September 2014, has some concerns with Seoul’s “provocative” actions toward Pyongyang.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Learning from Pre-modern Korean Diplomacy
With Japan-Korea diplomatic relations being a hot topic in recent years, more than 150 people gathered at JCIE’s 4th “Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea” seminar, titled “Screening and Discussion: Learning from Pre-modern Korean Diplomacy,” to learn what history can teach us about promoting peace between these two neighbors.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Interacting Cultures
Can a shared love of manga, anime, and cosplay help draw neighbors in Northeast Asia closer together? What mutual influences can be found in today’s popular culture in China, Japan, and Korea? These questions were the focus of the third seminar in JCIE’s Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea series.