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Foreword

Fukunari Kimura

2025Volume 2025 Pages i
Published: May 30, 2025
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_i

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Major Economic Indicators of Asian Countries and Regions 2024

2025Volume 2025 Pages vi-ix
Published: May 30, 2025
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Introduction: Increasing Uncertainty and Chaos

Norihiko Yamada

2025Volume 2025 Pages 3-6
Published: May 30, 2025
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_3

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The United State and Asia in 2024: The End of the West and Its Implications for East Asia

Nobuhiko Tamaki

Article type: Topic
2025Volume 2025 Pages 9-22
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_9

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Trends in Countries and Regions

Republic of Korea in 2024: Political Chaos Caused by the Martial Law Declaration

Satoru Okuda, Yuichi Watanabe

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 25-52
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_25

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2024: Launch of New Economic Policy and Strengthening of Relations with Russia

Masahiro Kori

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 53-76
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_53

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Mongolia in 2024: Inauguration of New Parliament and Coalition Government

Kunio Minato

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 77-98
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_77

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China in 2024: Comprehensive Economic Stimulus Measures Amid an Economic Downturn

Hiroko Naito, Ke Ding

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 99-128
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_99

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Hong Kong in 2024: Enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and Prolonged Recession

Toru Kurata

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 129-148
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_129

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Taiwan in 2024: The Inauguration of the Lai Ching-te Administration and the Power Struggle between the Ruling and Opposition Parties in the Legislative Yuan

Urara Shimizu, Tomofumi Yoshida

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 149-178
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_149

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ASEAN in 2024: The Challenge for Unity

Sanae Suzuki, So Umezaki

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 179-192
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_179

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Vietnam in 2024: Political Earthquake and the Rise of Public Security Minister To Lam

Futaba Ishizuka, Emi Kojin

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 193-222
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_193

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Cambodia in 2024: Consolidation of Family Rule with Hun Sen at the Apex

Hiroshi Yamada, Mai Fujita

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 223-242
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_223

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Laos in 2024: Bottoming Out of the Economy and Preparing for the Party Congress

Seitaro Namba

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 243-262
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_243

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Thailand in 2024: Rifts Emerge within the Ruling Coalition

Maki Aoki-Okabe, Naoko Takahashi

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 263-290
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_263

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The Philippines in 2024: Collapse of Marcos-Duterte Alliance

Yurika Suzuki

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 291-318
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_291

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[title in Japanese]

2025Volume 2025 Pages E1
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_E1

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Malaysia in 2024: Efforts to Maintain the Government on Both Political and Economic Front

Yukiko Taniguchi

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 319-344
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_319

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Singapore in 2024: The Start of the Lawrence Wong Cabinet

Ryoichi Hisasue

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 345-368
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_345

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Indonesia in 2024: The Beginning of the Prabowo Administration

Yuji Mizuno, Takayuki Higashikata

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 369-396
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_369

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Timor-Leste in 2024: Confusion in Government and Urban Development Issues after Change of Administration

Shintaro Fukutake

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 397-414
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_397

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Myanmar in 2024: Some Anti-Junta Ethnic Armed Organizations Expanded Their Territories

Noriyuki Osada

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 415-440
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_415

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Bangladesh in 2024: The Downfall of the Hasina Regime Led by the Student Movement

Naonori Kusakabe, Masanori Matsuura-Kannari

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 441-464
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_441

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India in 2024: Modi 3.0: A Bumpy Ride Ahead?

Hiroshi Sato, Kazuki Minato

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 465-496
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_465

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Nepal in 2024: The End of the Dahal Government and the Direction of Federal Republic System

Tatsuro Fujikura

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 497-520
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_497

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Sri Lanka in 2024: Dawn of Hope: NPP Government Takes Office Amid National Expectations

Etsuyo Arai

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 521-544
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_521

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Pakistan in 2024: General Election and Deepening Political Turmoil

Taichi Kudo, Aeka Inoue, Momoe Makino

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 545-572
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_545

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Afghanistan in 2024: The Taliban Maintain Unity, Despite Signs of Factional Discord

Kenta Aoki

Article type: Trends in Countries and Regions
2025Volume 2025 Pages 573-594
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_573

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Major Newspapers and Media

2025Volume 2025 Pages 595-596
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_595

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Yearbook of Asian Affairs 2025

2025Volume 2025 Pages 597-598
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_597

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[title in Japanese]

2025Volume 2025 Pages 599
Published: May 30, 2025
Released on J-STAGE: September 16, 2025

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24765/asiadoukou.2025.0_599

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