Korean Agriculture’s Dependence on Migrant Workers
Travel restrictions that were imposed to contain the ongoing pandemic revealed how reliant South Korea’s agriculture industry is on foreign labor.
Coronavirus Worsens Korea-Japan Tensions
The South Korean government’s responses to Japan’s new travel restrictions suggest that bilateral relations have not recovered from tensions last year.
What is North Korea Signaling with its March Missile Tests?
The timing of the two March missile tests is curious in light of the COVID-19 crisis currently gripping much of the world.
Blind Spot in South Korea’s E-Governance
South Korea’s e-governance may be leaving older adults who are most at risk of COVID-19 uninformed of critical announcements.
Japan Joins U.S. and South Korea in Backing Away from Criticizing North Korea’s Human Rights
In the last year or so, Japan has quietly backed away from championing human rights in North Korea at the United Nations.
South Korea’s Unsupervised Children
Traditional attitudes towards childcare limit the effectiveness of public policy measures that seek to protect children from accidents.
How China and Japan View South Korea
Japanese perceptions of security threats suggests that Tokyo would find public support for an effort to improve relations with Seoul.
Role of Coronavirus Overstated in General Elections?
Politicians are trying to garner attention by advancing measures that would contain the coronavirus, but the impact of the virus on public opinion may be overstated.