In response to the climate, farmers have relied on quick-ripening and frost-resistant varieties of crops, and they have cultivated south-facing slopes as well as richer bottomlands to ensure production even in years with summer frosts. Most farmland had originally been either forest or swamp, and the soil had usually required treatment with lime and years of cultivation to neutralise excess acid
8. Why did Korea experience more and severer labor disputes in the late 1980s than earlier periods?
한국의 노동투쟁 및 파업의 시기는 정치적 불안의 시기와 일치하는 경향을 보인다. 특히 1980년대 후반의 격렬했던 노동투쟁은 1987년 당시 집권여당의 대통령 후보였던 노태우의 직선제 및 인권에 관한 공약이 기폭제가 되어
take the initiative in diplomatic negotiations with Japan and China
-To take the advantageous position first for the next FTA with EU and Japan
-To create economic superpower and expand economic influence in the world
South Korea’s side
-The second most populous country
-One of the BRICs country
-Economy based on foreign investment
-The Tertiary industry is developing fast
Role as a bottle cap
Restrain factor of Japan’s nuclear armament
Nuclear umbrella & positive security assurance
- Same position related to the regional security issue
Role as a stimulus
- Active participation in the war on terror after 9/11
Demand for amendment to the article 9 (Armitage Report, 2000)
->> Raises a question about the bottle cap role
->> Lead to an arms races
Japanintervenes in currency markets
In a landmark move to shore up the sagging exports sector, Japanese government intervened in the currency market for the first time since 2004 to stem the rise of yen.
Addressing a press conference in the morning in Tokyo, after the government and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) stepped into the market to sell yen and buy dollars, Japanese Finance Minister Yos