East Asia

Building up and modernizing its military might with intent on securing their interests abroad and domestically. In this paper I plan to discuss the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army and how its current military buildup influences South East Asia. The People’s Liberation Army of China was founded on August 1st, 1927 by Mao Zedong of the communist party. The army since its establishment…

Ilex aquifolium, commonly known as English Holly, is a plant enjoyed by many due to its evergreen leaves, and festive, typically red berries (“English Holly”, 2014). Originating from Europe, Asia and Africa (“Ilex aquifoilum”), I. aquifolium is popular in the US, and is grown commercially, especially around Christmas time. However, in Hawaii, among other states and countries, it is considered as invasive species (“Noxious Weeds, English Holly”), as it thrives at the expense of native plants.…

States and Japan both wanted control over Asia .However, they both had different objectives on how they were going to gain control of Asia between the years of 1899 and 1942. John Hay, who was the secretary of state of the United States, proposed an idea called an open door policy which consisted of the option of opening up trade in China to the United States, China, and several nations in Europe. One of the United States objectives for gaining control over Asia is having China become open for…

discussion in East and South East Asia. Westerners who are unfamiliar with the problem, oftentimes wonder why these is so much animosity between countries such as China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula over “islands”. The Senkaku/Diaoyu island dispute between China and Japan is perhaps the most well known, while the Tsushima/Daemado island dispute between Japan and the Korean peninsula is a close second. The island disputes in the South China Sea between Japan, China and South East Asia is…

world, especially in Asia. Doraemon is well known in many ways such as manga, television series, films, video games, or even musical and translated into 9 languages. The first Doraemon in manga version was launched in December 1969. Forty-five volumes of the Doraemon comic series had been published in December 1999. It is one of the best-selling manga in the world, having sold over 100 million copies. Doraemon has also become an international celebrity, particularly in Asia. Doraemon television…

role as a United Nation Peacekeeping Operation member. By the foreign aid, Japan has sent numbers of its assistance to Indonesia and Philippines with aims to support the two developing countries and having a good relationship to the two of the South East Asian nations. Furthermore by keep sending its foreign aid Japan can maintain and enjoying their stable relationship with Indonesia and the Philippines, despite of the brutality and the cruelty of the historical background that Philippines and…

Abstract: While information and communication technologies are ubiquitous in Western culture. The assimilation of such technologies is offering a broad dynamic Southeast Asia. The complexities that hold back the liberal embracement of these technologies fall under three realms, sociological, pedagogical, and the integration into institutes of higher learning. An effort is made to understand better these dilemmas and offer a justification for the further study with the aim of providing better…

If you listen to music genres such as pop or hip-hop you can often find this lyric to sound familiar, “My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun”. This famous song lyric from one of the most well-known female rappers in America, Nicki Minaj, has stirred up the media’s attention to focus on a women’s body image, specifically, the butt. Whether the posterior has been achieved through implants, working out, or genetics, this new found fame has been the on and off topic of many beauty…

commercial roads, most importantly the Silk Road, to China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan” (Helble 1). Soon, the adaptable religion made its way to East Asia particularly in China, Korea, and Japan. Coincidentally first Buddhism spread from India to China, China to Korea, and lastly Korea to Japan. This paper will argue that Buddhism has had a positive influence on East Asia through lifestyle and trade. Lifestyle will be assessed through viewing the impact of improving quality of life and providing…

Why China can make coalition and alliance within Asia? China has been regarded as the most prominent rising power in the world during the last decades for its significant economic growth and more active role in the regional or multinational organisations. Further, the important statues of China has even warned the U.S. that this growing power with ambition may change the world order in the future and challenge its hegemonic place (Hurrell, 2014). The U.S. assertion may seems pragmatic as some…