In 2019, the Anti-Extradition Bill Movement marked Hong Kong's most radical mass protest since the transfer of sovereignty. The cause? Economic grievances rooted in fears over resources and mainland influence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Popular trade theory says prices and contracts move goods. However, in Imperial Japan, deals moved through people. This article explores how trading companies used face-to-face networks to transfer tacit knowledge that the market couldn't. Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Populism isn't just rising in South Korea, but becoming the norm— Why? Read more in the article below: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Facing shrinking population and low birth rate, Japan has begun to loosen immigration policy. This article analyzes the ruling party's positions on foreign worker intake and concludes that views have shifted to be supportive of increases in foreign labor. shorturl.at/agUH5

How did Japan recalibrate its foreign policy approach with Myanmar after the 2021 coup? This article shows that Japan undertook a delicate balancing act that aimed to protect economic investments while addressing geopolitical considerations. resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Why does public support for nuclear armament persist in South Korea despite strong trust in U.S. deterrence? This recent article shows that pessimism about inter-Korean relations is a factor driving public support for domestic nuclear capabilities: resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OpenAccess - A review of 'Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.–China Relations' By Xinru Ma & David C. Kang - https://cup.org/4snVU6o #FirstView

Since the start of 2025 articles accepted by JEAS have been published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - https://cup.org/3UDX4Lm #OA

#OpenAccess - Misunderstood Differences: Perception, Media, and Out-Group Animosity in Thailand - https://cup.org/4oXr01B - Tanisa Tawichsri, Thiti Tosborvorn, Suparit Suwanik, Boontida Sa-ngimnet & Chonnakan Rittinon #FirstView

You can browse the top ten most read articles for the Journal of East Asian Studies based on the number of full text views and downloads over the last 90 days - https://cup.org/42Gnlx4

#OpenAccess - Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx - Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

Just a note to say that the Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social is now an open-access journal. Free to publish, free to read, for every author and every reader in the world. Thanks to @universitypress.cambridge.org for their support. Click here and have a look:

One of the authors of a recent JEAS article has referenced the paper in a piece for @thediplomat.com - Eve Warburton on Indonesian President Prabowo’s First Year in Office - https://cup.org/4qY9hJt

#OpenAccess - Rethinking the ‘Special Relationship’: Examining Japan’s Response to the 2021 Myanmar Coup - https://cup.org/3XfYxc9 - Ryuji Hattori, Sam Baron & Ryan Hartley #FirstView

Since the start of 2025 articles accepted by JEAS have been published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about your open access options here - cup.org/3UDX4Lm #OA

Articles accepted by JEAS are published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - https://cup.org/3UDX4Lm #OA #OAweek

#OpenAccess - Preventive Nuclearization: Power Shifts, Anticipated Insecurity, and Public Support for Nuclear Armament in South Korea - https://cup.org/4qlsSmP - Yang Gyu Kim & Sangmi Jeong #FirstView

You can browse the #OpenAccess articles in political science and international relations from Cambridge University Press here - https://cup.org/3WfI4nM #OAWeek #PoliSci

You can browse the top ten most read articles for the Journal of East Asian Studies based on the number of full text views and downloads over the last 90 days - https://cup.org/42Gnlx4

Articles accepted by JEAS are published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - https://cup.org/41GfQ8x #OA

#OpenAccess - Complacent Democrats: The Political Preferences of Gen Z Indonesians - https://cup.org/3J0BZsb "Indonesia’s Gen Zs are more satisfied with democracy than other generational cohorts" - Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Eve Alicia Warburton & Liam Gammon #FirstView

Articles accepted by JEAS are published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - https://cup.org/41GfQ8x #OA

Articles accepted by JEAS are published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - https://cup.org/3UDX4Lm #OA #APSA2025

Great piece today in @indexoncensorship.org by @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on the "so-called" trial of Jimmy Lai with a shout-out to recent research by me & @linettelim.bsky.social in @jeas-journal.bsky.social

So it was a particular pleasure to read this excellent analysis by two UCD academics on the use of the phrase ‘so-called’ as a propaganda device in China: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 2/

#OpenAccess - Unintended Consequences of Business Subsidies: Evidence from “Made in China 2025” - https://cup.org/45VQQf7 - Youngjoon Lee #FirstView

Articles accepted by JEAS are published #OpenAccess; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. You can find out about our open access options here - cup.org/41GfQ8x #OA

#OpenAccess - The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China - cup.org/46GOmmL "findings inform scholarship on comparative authoritarian propaganda and Chinese propaganda specifically" - @linettelim.bsky.social & Alexander Dukalskis #FirstView

#OpenAccess - Uncovering Economic Grievances behind Radical Protests: Revisiting People’s Support for the Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong - cup.org/3IGn9Xg - Gary Tang & Ying-ho Kwong #FirstView

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Leveraging Coordination Capacity: Medical Resource Mobilization in Asia’s Developmental States During COVID-19 - cup.org/4098M3D - Wei-Ting Yen #COVID19

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Best Practices and Elite Belief: International Competition and State Modernization in Qing China and Meiji Japan - cup.org/4eHFG1y - Alexandre Haym & @dylanmotin.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Economic Origin of “Loyal Opposition”: Homeownership and Political Participation in China - cup.org/3GqiXKE "findings highlight the critical role of asset ownership in preventing conflict and promoting stability by shaping..." - Zhiyuan Zhang

#OpenAccess from our new issue - From National Borders to Digital Frontiers: Comparing the Impacts of Social Media Use on Transnational Identity Negotiation in South Korea and Taiwan - cup.org/45NV2iu - Shin Haeng Lee

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Political Roots of Gender Divergence: Democratic Consolidation and Gender Equality in Taiwan and South Korea - cup.org/44wdXMy - @minheego.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Introducing Career Transition Data on Elites in North Korea - cup.org/4etyYfe "We conclude with implications for new research directions in North Korean studies and authoritarianism literature." - Esther E. Song, Jacob Reidhead & Jeongsue Park

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Incurious Approach to East Asian #Populism: Why Studies on Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are Often Overlooked in Political Science - cup.org/46r8oRY - @apklein.bsky.social, Frédéric Krumbein & @hannes-mosler.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Leveraging Coordination Capacity: Medical Resource Mobilization in Asia’s Developmental States During COVID-19 - cup.org/4098M3D - Wei-Ting Yen #COVID19

NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 25 - Issue 1 - cup.org/46tiCBe JEAS is now an #OpenAccess title.

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Best Practices and Elite Belief: International Competition and State Modernization in Qing China and Meiji Japan - cup.org/4eHFG1y - Alexandre Haym & @dylanmotin.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Economic Origin of “Loyal Opposition”: Homeownership and Political Participation in China - cup.org/3GqiXKE - Zhiyuan Zhang

#OpenAccess from our new issue - From National Borders to Digital Frontiers: Comparing the Impacts of Social Media Use on Transnational Identity Negotiation in South Korea and Taiwan - cup.org/45NV2iu - Shin Haeng Lee

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Political Roots of Gender Divergence: Democratic Consolidation and Gender Equality in Taiwan and South Korea - cup.org/44wdXMy - @minheego.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Incurious Approach to East Asian Populism: Why Studies on Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are Often Overlooked in Political Science - cup.org/46r8oRY - @apklein.bsky.social, Frédéric Krumbein & @hannes-mosler.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from our new issue - Introducing Career Transition Data on Elites in North Korea - cup.org/4etyYfe "We conclude with implications for new research directions in North Korean studies and authoritarianism literature." - Esther E. Song, Jacob Reidhead & Jeongsue Park #FirstView

NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 25 - Issue 1 - cup.org/4kiO08X JEAS is now an #OpenAccess title.

#OpenAccess - Geopolitics, Information, and Logistics: A Narrative on Trading Companies in Imperial Japan - cup.org/4kWp2gI - Masaki Nakabayashi & Hisayuki Oshima #FirstView

#OpenAccess - The Sectarian Divide: The Dynamics of Populism in South Korea - cup.org/4jzMq2c "First, populist rhetoric has increased over time across both parties. Second, its usage intensifies during election periods and when parties are in opposition" - @drjungphd.bsky.social #FirstView

New Cambridge Element The Political Economy of China's Imperial Examination System by Erik H. Wang and Clair Z. Yang, out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/43A7b84 #cambridgeelements #openaccess #politics

#OpenAccess - The Political Roots of Gender Divergence: Democratic Consolidation and Gender Equality in Taiwan and South Korea - cup.org/43HBrPr - Min Hee Go #FirstView

#OpenAccess - From National Borders to Digital Frontiers: Comparing the Impacts of Social Media Use on Transnational Identity Negotiation in South Korea and Taiwan - cup.org/3F4imgZ - Shin Haeng Lee #FirstView