Okinawa feels impact of U.S. and Japan military shifts
Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan's main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan's southwest islands.
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All eyes were on Yellen during China trip. People noticed she's good with chopsticks
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President Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit
They'll discuss how to deepen cooperation on global security issues, including on China. Shared interests may be overshadowed by a crack in the economic relationship — a takeover bid for U.S. Steel.
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Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea
While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.
Okinawa's peace movement struggles as military presence on the islands grows
As the U.S. and Japan tighten their alliance and strengthen their military presence in the country's southwest Okinawan islands near China, Okinawa's long-running peace movement is in difficulty.
How Indonesia's revolution paved the way for decolonization worldwide
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Van Reybrouck about Revolusi, his new book about how Indonesia gained independence and paved the way for the global decolonization movement.
A political divide along gender lines is growing in South Korea
Young men and women are politically drifting apart across the developed world. The growing political gender divide in South Korea is making experts worried about the country's future.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on a five-day visit to China
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mary Lovely, senior fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to China.
Yellen says US-China relationship on 'more stable footing' but more can be done
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Sunday in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and sent a message of mutual cooperation despite the nations' differences.