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[ April 28, 2017 ] We Are Soldiers, Bolting Across the Heavens: Women’s Contradictory Empowerment and Sisterhood in Shirai Yumiko’s “Wombs” Japan
[ April 25, 2017 ] Abe Shinzō and Japan’s Proactive Contribution to Realism China
[ April 21, 2017 ] Is “kawaii” changing the world or trapped in neoliberalism? Japan
[ April 18, 2017 ] Unfit for Broadcast: The Censorship of K-pop Girl Groups South Korea
[ April 12, 2017 ] Improving Political Engagement via Facebook in Thailand Thailand
[ April 5, 2017 ] More than Sports: Politics in the Origins of the Professional Baseball League in South Korea South Korea

Japan

We Are Soldiers, Bolting Across the Heavens: Women’s Contradictory Empowerment and Sisterhood in Shirai Yumiko’s “Wombs”

Memo #404 By: Akiko Hirao – akiko.hirao [at] gmail.com Women “pregnant” with the fetus of an alien species that allows them to teleport instantaneously as essential transporters of troops and supplies in a desperate war against [...]
China

Abe Shinzō and Japan’s Proactive Contribution to Realism

Memo #403 By: Giulio Pugliese – giulio.pugliese [at] kcl.ac.uk Abe Shinzō’s comeback in December 2012 triggered a new dynamism in Japanese security practices. Relative domestic political stability, a deteriorating regional environment, and Abe’s appreciation for high politics [...]
Japan

Is “kawaii” changing the world or trapped in neoliberalism?

Memo #402 By: Atsumi Nakao – atsumi.o.1106 [at] gmail.com The word “kawaii” triggers associations with Japanese manga and anime characters. One specific variety of “kawaii” is “Harajuku-style” or “Harajuku-kawaii”. An excessively colorful and decorative subculture [...]
South Korea

Unfit for Broadcast: The Censorship of K-pop Girl Groups

Memo #401 By: Azalea Lee – azalea [at] mail.ubc.ca With new K-pop girl groups debuting on a seemingly monthly basis, differentiation between groups is often attempted by pushing the sexual envelope—skirts are getting shorter, lyrics [...]
Thailand

Improving Political Engagement via Facebook in Thailand

Memo #400 By: Aim Sinpeng – aim.sinpeng [at] sydney.edu.au Do social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter or Firechat improve political participation among the previously disengaged? If so, do they transcend existing socioeconomic divides in political [...]

Cambodia

The Future of Cambodian Heritage under China

March 29, 2017 0

Memo #398 By: Sarah K. Youngblutt – syoungblutt [at] gmail.com Of the 193 States Parties to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (1972), Italy (with 47), Spain (45), France (42), and Germany (41) had traditionally held the most [...]
After the LegCo Oath Controversy, What’s Next for Hong Kong?

December 14, 2016 0
China’s ambitions welcomed in Kuala Lumpur?

December 7, 2016 0

Japan

Why is the ‘Comfort Women’ dispute a never-ending story?

February 15, 2017 3

Memo #394 By: Ji Young Kim – jiyoungkim333 [at] gmail.com and Jeyong Sohn – sohn [at] rikkyo.ac.jp On December 28, 2015, the “comfort women” problem, one of the major stumbling blocks in Japan-South Korea relations, seemed [...]
Multicultural Policy in South Korea and its Implications for Social Inclusion of Multiethnic Youth

January 25, 2017 0
Subsidies and the Film Industry: Lessons from France and South Korea

January 18, 2017 0

We Are Soldiers, Bolting Across the Heavens: Women’s Contradictory Empowerment and Sisterhood in Shirai Yumiko’s “Wombs”

April 28, 2017 0

Memo #404 By: Akiko Hirao – akiko.hirao [at] gmail.com Women “pregnant” with the fetus of an alien species that allows them to teleport instantaneously as essential transporters of troops and supplies in a desperate war against [...]
Abe Shinzō and Japan’s Proactive Contribution to Realism

April 25, 2017 0
Is “kawaii” changing the world or trapped in neoliberalism?

April 21, 2017 0

The Politics of Pacific Ocean Conservation

March 1, 2017 0

Memo #395 By: Justin Alger – alger.justinw [at] gmail.com and Peter Dauvergne – peterdau [at] mail.ubc.ca Since 2006, states have established 18 large marine protected areas (MPAs) exceeding 200,000km2, most of which are located throughout the Pacific. This development [...]
A Tough Choice: the Criminalization of Indonesian Fishermen

November 30, 2016 0
Can Canada Follow New Zealand’s Model for Free Trade with China?

October 19, 2016 0

Heritage-Making in Singapore

March 22, 2017 0

Memo #397 By: Kelvin E.Y. Low – kelvinlow [at] nus.edu.sg In 2008, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore announced that its conservation program would extend beyond buildings to include other landmarks and structures such as bridges, [...]
China’s ambitions welcomed in Kuala Lumpur?

December 7, 2016 0
A Tough Choice: the Criminalization of Indonesian Fishermen

November 30, 2016 0

Can Canada Follow New Zealand’s Model for Free Trade with China?

October 19, 2016 0

Memo #381 By: Charles Burton – cburton [at] brocku.ca and Stephen Noakes – s.noakes [at] auckland.ac.nz What explains the absence of a Canada-China free trade agreement? From China’s perspective the benefits of free trade with Canada are clear: increasing its market [...]
LNG in British Columbia, Scandals in Malaysia, and the Complexity of Policy Decisions

October 5, 2015 0
Canada – China FIPA: Just the Facts, Please

October 22, 2014 0

Is tourism the solution to insurgency in the North East of India?

January 29, 2016 2

Memo #361 By Aadil Brar – aadil.brar [at] alumni.ubc.ca The Northeastern states of India have experienced years of violence and separatist movements. The AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), the act gives the military and air forces [...]
Urban Narrative in Delhi, India: Art Explorations and Urban Ethnography

October 24, 2015 0
Amidst its Tragedy, Nepal’s Strategic Dilemma

April 30, 2015 0

The Politics of Pacific Ocean Conservation

March 1, 2017 0

Memo #395 By: Justin Alger – alger.justinw [at] gmail.com and Peter Dauvergne – peterdau [at] mail.ubc.ca Since 2006, states have established 18 large marine protected areas (MPAs) exceeding 200,000km2, most of which are located throughout the Pacific. This development [...]
For Love of Languages, Travel, and Fieldwork: A tribute to Benedict Anderson

December 16, 2015 1
Whither Area Studies?

November 12, 2014 0

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