Japan

May 12, 2022

Japan’s Cybersecurity: Perspectives for Kazakhstan

With the acceleration of digitalization processes, many governments reconsidered the importance of cyber security. Penetration of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud services require a high level of IT expertise, as well as good governance of cyberspace. Kazakhstan, similar to other countries, has […]
November 9, 2020

The Consequences of Population Ageing in Japan

Population ageing is indisputably one of the most reframing social phenomena of the 21st century. World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) predicts that the world population will be ageing and the proportion of people aged 60 years and older will almost double from 12% to 22% between 2015 and 2050. By […]
November 5, 2020

Shinzo Abe’s Legacy: Political and Economic Dimensions

At the end of August 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation due to the deterioration of his health caused by chronic ulcerative colitis. As Abe explained, he did not want his worsening health to affect important policy decisions and therefore stepped down [BBC, 2020]. Abe was in […]
July 1, 2020

Asya Avrupa No: 53

Kıymetli okuyucularımız, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü olarak hazırladığımız ve aylık olarak yayınlanan haber yorum dergimiz Asya Avrupa’nın yeni sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda da Dünya ve özellikle Avrasya gündeminde son dönemde öne çıkan konuları irdeleyen yazılarımıza yer veriyoruz. 2020 yılının ortalarına geldiğimiz şu günlerde uluslararası gündem, […]
June 8, 2020

Shinzo Abe’s Pyrrhic victory over Coronavirus

In November 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made history having become the nation’s longest-serving prime minister: he surpassed Taro Katsura, Japan’s prime minister in the early twentieth century. Abe had big plans for 2020 since the country was supposed to host the Summer Olympic Games, and the prime minister […]
June 1, 2020

Asya Avrupa No: 52

Kıymetli okuyucularımız, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü tarafından dört yılı aşkın bir süredir aylık olarak çıkarılan ve dört dilde içerik barındıran analiz dergisi Asya Avrupa’nın 52. sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayıyı hazırlamakta olduğumuz günlerde gerek Avrasya coğrafyasını, gerekse tüm küreyi yakından ilgilendiren bir dizi önemli gelişme cereyan […]
October 16, 2019

EU-Japan Partnership: What to Expect?

At the end of September 2019, the European Union (EU) and Japan signed an infrastructure deal to coordinate their transport, energy and digital projects linking Europe and Asia [DW, 2019]. The accord, signed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, formalizes Japan’s involvement […]
July 13, 2019

Asya Avrupa No: 42

Değerli Okuyucularımız, Avrasya ve özelde Orta Asya son birkaç on yılda önemli dönüşümlerden geçti, ve geçmeye devam ediyor. Bağımsızlıklarını kazanan Türk Cumhuriyetleri hızla devlet mekanizmalarını sağlamlaştırdılar ve uluslararası arenada önemli aktörler haline geldiler. Kazakistan’ın bölgesel ve küresel düzlemde gündeme yön veren ülkelerden biri haline gelmesi; ve gerek kendi bölgesinde ve […]
June 19, 2019

Japan’s Engagement with Central Asia: 15 Years of the Dialogue

During the past decade, the Central Asian states have been enjoying a growing interest from the regional powers. Being among the major investors and aid partners of the region, Japan also plays an active role in the current geopolitical rivalry and intensifies its political and economic ties with the Central […]
April 16, 2019

Will Russia and Japan Reach Consensus on Kuril Islands?

The period under Shinzo Abe’s leadership in Japan can already be described as historical for both internal and external policies of the country. He returned to power for the second time, an extremely rare situation for the Japanese political culture in the absence of a serious political crisis, thus he […]