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Dialogue about Elections in Japan and South Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2013

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The year 2012 was fascinating for domestic politics and international relations in Northeast Asia. Perhaps most notably, every country in the region experienced a change of leadership. China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan all saw new leaders begin their tenure. In addition, regional relations took a turn for the worse, with numerous countries engaging in territorial and maritime disputes, disagreeing over interpretations of their shared histories.

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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2013 

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