Summary – DEMOGRAPHY – The Korean Population: Recent Changes and Major Issues (Kim Doo-Sub) A Brief History of Policy Responses to Low Fertility and Population Ageing in South Korea (Kim Ik Ki) Women in Ageing Korea and Gender Ideology Conflicts…
France will be hosting the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), from November 30th to December 11th, 2015. COP 21 will be a crucial conference, as…
A number of evolutions have characterized China’s direct Northeast Asian environment in 2013 and 2014. North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un pursued a more assertive foreign and security policy, thereby isolating North Korea further; ties between China and South Korea…
On 16 December 2012 the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide majority in the parliamentary elections. While this result was expected, it represents more of a backlash against the Democratic Party of Japan who were not able to…
The Hatoyama government is undertaking major institutional reforms in order to increase the influence of politicians in the decision- making process. Among the commitments set out in its manifesto, the Democratic Party Japan (Minshutô) has expressed its aim of bringing…