Taiwan Mayor Successfully Recalled in Historic Vote
Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu was successfully recalled.
Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu was successfully recalled.
Campaigners for the removal of Kaohsiung’s mayor in an unprecedented vote on Saturday have linked their fight to get rid of the populist, China-friendly Han Kuo-yu with Hong Kong protesters’ fight for democracy.
This SNA Speakeasy features Gregory Starr on the theme of “The FCCJ Olympic Logo Controversy.”
This SNA Speakeasy features Patrick Newell on the theme of “Where to Cut, Keep, Create Our Future.”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of May 2020.
The work shutdown in the wake of the April 7, 2020, emergency declaration hit one group particularly hard: students working part-time gigs.
In this space the SNA will provide links to various English-language online resources that have emerged tracking the Covid-19 crisis in Japan.
A press conference by US President Donald Trump took an unexpected turn after Trump announced not only the end of Hong Kong’s favorable trade status under American law, but that the United States would be withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
As politicians in Beijing gathered for the annual meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the skies outside darkened, providing grim foreshadowing of events that could alter the fate of Hong Kong forever. Hours later, international news outlets were announcing “the end of Hong Kong.”
This SNA Speakeasy features Michael Larson on the theme of “Recovery Prospects for the Tohoku Region.”