Introduction to East Asia China Japan and Korea

Introduction to East Asia China, Japan, and Korea

East Asian Studies Center East Asia Source: https: //www. mapsofworld. com/asia/regions/ 2

East Asian Studies Center East Asia & U. S. Population (2020): World: 7. 8 Billion 1. China 1. 4 Billion (18. 47% of World) 3. United States 331 Million (4. 25% of World) 11. Japan 126 Million 28. South Korea 51 Million 54. North Korea 25. 8 Million Source: https: //www. worldometers. info 3

East Asian Studies Center China Source: https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch. html 4

East Asian Studies Center Source: https: //www. mylifeeslewhere. com 5

East Asian Studies Center China Name: • Common name: China • Official name: People’s Republic of China Flag: Red – revolution Stars (4 social classes) all united under the Community Party of China: • working class • Peasantry • Urban petty bourgeoisie • capitalists https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch. html 6

East Asian Studies Center China 4 Municipalities - Beijin - Chongqing - Shanghai - Tianjin 23 provinces (includes Taiwan) 5 autonomous regions - Guanqzi - Inner Mongolia - Ninqzia - Tibet - Xingiang 2 special admin regions - Hong Kong - Macao (Macau) Source: http: //www. chinatoday. com/city/a. htm 7

East Asian Studies Center China Capital - Beijing telegraph. co. uk 8

East Asian Studies Center China Zhuang: ethnic group live mostly in southern China Source: https: //www. britannica. com/place/China/images-videos 9

East Asian Studies Center China – Holidays (2020) Jan 1: New Year's Day Jan 19: Special Working Day Jan 24: Spring Festival Eve Jan 25: Chinese New Year Jan 26 -30: Spring Festival Golden Week holiday Feb 1: Special Working Day Feb 8: Lantern Festival Feb 24: Zhonghe Festival Mar 8: International Women's Day Mar 12: Arbor Day Mar 20: March Equinox Apr 4 -6: Qing Ming Jie Apr 26: Special Working Day May 1 -5: Labour Day May 4: Youth Day May 9: Special Working Day Jun 1: Children's Day Jun 21: June Solstice Jun 25 -27: Dragon Boat Festival Jun 28: Special Working Day Jul 1: CPC Founding Day Jul 11: Maritime Day Aug 1: Army Day Aug 25: Chinese Valentine's Day Sep 2: Spirit Festival Sep 10: Teachers' Day Sep 22: September Equinox Sep 27: Special Working Day Oct 1: National Day Oct 1: Mid-Autumn Festival Oct 2 -8: National Day Golden Week holiday Oct 10: Special Working Day Oct 25: Double Ninth Festival Nov 8: Journalists' Day Dec 25: Christmas Day https: //www. timeanddate. com/holidays/china/ 10

East Asian Studies Center Japan Source: https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja. html 11

East Asian Studies Center Source: https: //www. mylifeeslewhere. com 12

East Asian Studies Center Japan Flag: White background. Red circle shows sun (without rays). • Japan’s population 1. 69% of world (11 th) • 93. 5% of population is urban • Median age is 46. 7 years https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja. html http: //www. worldometers. info/world-population/japan-population/ 13

East Asian Studies Center Japan 4 islands: • Hokkaido • Honshu • Shikoku • Kyushu 8 regions 47 Prefectures Source: https: //nuestrobiobio. files. wordpress. com/2011/04/capture 1. jpg 14

East Asian Studies Center Japan Capital - Tokyo http: //worldplacez. blogspot. com/2013/04/Tokyo-Japan-Travel-Info. html 15

East Asian Studies Center Japan https: //www. britannica. com/place/Japan/images-videos 16

East Asian Studies Center Japan – Holidays (2020) Jan 1: New Year's Day Jan 2: January 2 Bank Holiday Jan 3: January 3 Bank Holiday Jan 13: Coming of Age Day Feb 11: National Foundation Day Feb 23: Emperor's Birthday Feb 24: Emperor's Birthday observed Mar 3: Dolls' Festival/Girls' Festival Mar 20: Spring Equinox Apr 29: Shōwa Day May 3: Constitution Memorial Day May 4: Greenery Day May 5: Children's Day May 6: Constitution Memorial Day observed Jul 7: Star Festival Jul 23: Sea Day Jul 24: Sports Day Aug 6: Hiroshima Memorial Day Aug 9: Nagasaki Memorial Day Aug 10: Mountain Day Sep 21: Respect for the Aged Day Sep 22: Autumn Equinox Nov 3: Culture Day Nov 15: 7 -5 -3 Day Nov 23: Labor Thanksgiving Day Dec 21: December Solstice Dec 25: Christmas Dec 31: December 31 Bank Holiday Note: School year in Japan starts in Mid-April and finishes in Mid-March. https: //www. timeanddate. com/holidays/japan/ 17

East Asian Studies Center South Korea Source: https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks. html 18

East Asian Studies Center Source: https: //www. mylifeeslewhere. com 19

East Asian Studies Center South Korea Name: • Common name: South Korea • Official name: Republic of Korea Flag: • White: peace and purity • Yin-yang symbol in center (red is positive yang, blue is negative yin) • Each corner has I Ching (Book of Changes) black trigram https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks. html 20

East Asian Studies Center South Korea Capital - Seoul samadhisoft. com, natureoflife 4 u. blogspot. com 21

East Asian Studies Center South Korea https: //www. britannica. com/place/South-Korea/images-videos 22

East Asian Studies Center South Korea – Holidays (2020): Jan 1: New Year's Day Jan 24: Seollal Holiday Jan 25: Seollal Jan 27: Seollal Holiday Mar 1: Independence Movement Day Apr 15: National Assembly Election Day Apr 30: Buddha's Birthday May 1: Labor Day May 5: Children's Day May 8: Parents' Day May 15: Teacher's Day Jun 6: Memorial Day Jul 17: Constitution Day Aug 15: Liberation Day Sep 30: Chuseok Holiday Oct 1: Chuseok Oct 1: Armed Forces Day Oct 2: Chuseok Holiday Oct 3: National Foundation Day Oct 9: Hangeul Proclamation Day Oct 31: Halloween Dec 24: Christmas Eve Dec 25: Christmas Day Dec 31: New Year's Eve https: //www. timeanddate. com/holidays/south-korea/ 23

East Asian Studies Center North Korea Source: https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn. html 24

East Asian Studies Center North Korea Name: • Common name: North Korea • Official name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea • Blue: sovereignty • White: purity, strength, dignity • Red star: socialism Capital: P’yŏngyang https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn. html 25

East Asian Studies Center North Korea https: //www. britannica. com/place/North-Korea/images-videos 26

East Asian Studies Center North Korea – Holidays (2020) Jan 1: New Year Jan 25: Lunar New Year's Day Feb 8: Cheongwoldaeboreum Feb 16: Birth date of Kim Jong Il Mar 8: International Women's Day Apr 15: Birth Date of Kim Il Sung Apr 25: Chosun People's Army Foundation Day May 1: May Day Jun 6: Chosun Children's Union Foundation Day Jul 27: Day of Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War Aug 15: Liberation Day Aug 25: Day of Songun Sep 9: National Day Oct 1: Chuseok Harvest Festival Oct 10: Party Foundation Day Nov 16: Mother's Day (observed) Dec 27: Constitution Day https: //www. timeanddate. com/holidays/north-korea/ 27

East Asian Studies Center Language Video (good overview): Differences Between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Writing https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=1 Y_q. RXL-KX 8 Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji https: //www. britannica. com/place/South-Korea/images-videos https: //www. quora. com/ 28

East Asian Studies Center 29 https: //www. oecdregionalwellbeing. org/region. html#JPD

East Asian Studies Center World Values Survey http: //www. worldvaluessurvey. org/wvs. jsp 30

East Asian Studies Center World Values Survey http: //www. worldvaluessurvey. org/wvs. jsp 31

East Asian Studies Center World Values Survey http: //www. worldvaluessurvey. org/wvs. jsp 32

East Asian Studies Center World Health Organization http: //gamapserver. who. int/map. Library/Files/Maps/Global_aap_deaths_2012. png 33

East Asian Studies Center Sustainability General Information: • • • Sustainability Goals Data: https: //country-profiles. unstatshub. org/ SDG Report 2019 (UN): https: //unstats. un. org/sdgs/report/2019/The-Sustainable. Development-Goals-Report-2019. pdf Sustainable Development Report 2019: https: //s 3. amazonaws. com/sustainabledevelopment. report/2019_sustainable_de velopment_report. pdf UN Data: http: //data. un. org/ SDG Data Hub (limited countries): https: //unstats-undesa. opendata. arcgis. com/ 34

East Asian Studies Center Sustainability Goals in East Asia (China): China: • SDG Index Rank: 39 (out of 162) • Index score (out of 100): 73. 2 Goals needing improvement: • Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities • Goal 13: Climate Action • Goal 14: Life Below Water • Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 35

East Asian Studies Center Sustainability Goals in East Asia (Japan): Japan: • SDG Index Rank: 15 (out of 162) • Index score (out of 100): 78. 3 Goals needing improvement: • Goal 5: Gender Equality • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production • Goal 14: Life Below Water • Note: Japan has created a “Society 5. 0 for SDGs” and is looking at the SDGs and how to improve many of them, including Goal 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14). 36

East Asian Studies Center Sustainability Goals in East Asia (South Korea): South Korea (Republic of Korea): • SDG Index Rank: 18 (out of 162) • Index score (out of 100): 78. 3 Goals needing improvement: • Goal 5: Gender Equality • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production • Goal 13: Climate Action • Goal 14: Life Below Water 37

East Asian Studies Center Sustainability Goals in East Asia (North Korea): North Korea (Democratic Republic of Korea): (Note: some information is not as easy to obtain when researching this country) • SDG Index Rank: n/a (out of 162) • Index score (out of 100): 65. 7 Goals needing improvement: • Goal 2: Zero Hunger • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being • Goal 5: Gender Equality • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities • Goal 13: Climate Action • Goal 14: Life Below Water • Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 38

East Asian Studies Center Issues in East Asia/Asia: Asia Foundation: https: //asiafoundation. org/2018/01/03/asias-biggest-issues-2018 -experts-weigh/ The World Bank: http: //www. worldbank. org/en/region/eap/publication/east-asia-pacific-economicupdate The Japan Times: https: //www. japantimes. co. jp/news/social-issues-asia-pacific/ The Strait Times: https: //www. straitstimes. com/asia/east-asia U. S. Department of State: https: //www. state. gov/ U. S. Relations with China: https: //www. state. gov/u-s-relations-with-china/ U. S. Relations with Japan: https: //www. state. gov/u-s-relations-with-japan/ U. S. Relations with South Korea: https: //www. state. gov/u-s-relations-with-the-republic-of-korea/ U. S. Relations with North Korea: https: //www. state. gov/u-s-relations-with-north-korea/ Information about many different Asian Countries: https: //apcss. org/about-2/ap-countries/ 39

East Asian Studies Center Videos of interest about East Asia: An Overview of East Asia and the Pacific (World 101): https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fp 3 SXn. L 75 ZY East Asian Cultures: A Glimpse on China, Korea & Japan (interviews about topics) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=N-gzqyw. Hi. V 4 Differences Between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Writing (good overview) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 Y_q. RXL-KX 8 40

East Asian Studies Center Website with presentation and links: https: //u. osu. edu/eastasia/ Janet Smith East Asian Studies Center smith. 12674@osu. edu 41