Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

This viewpoint provides an important perspective for examining the current situation in East Asia: Right-wing forces in Japan ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

Eighty years after the guns fell silent in the Pacific theater of World War II, the region it reshaped continues to remember – and forget – in strikingly different ways. In China, the memory has never ...

The Nusantara world developed as a maritime and pluralistic zone. Often described as existing “under the monsoon cloud,” it ...

In the decades immediately ahead, East Asia will experience perhaps the modern world’s most dramatic demographic shift. All of the region’s main states—China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—are about ...

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers multiple pathways for students to develop their knowledge of the vibrant cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. While developing linguistic and ...

As US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies and transactional approach disrupt traditional alliances, China, Japan and South Korea strengthen regional cooperation. Ministerial meetings, ...

The Green Horizon: East Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future report is an important contribution to understanding the pathways to intertwine energy and development imperatives in East Asia. It outlines ...