A small but growing number of parents in China are rethinking the country’s rigorous education system and switching to homeschooling, despite a current ban on the practice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/society/china-homeschool-students-youth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #education #eastasia #children #schools
LandSpace, the first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test, is now preparing to go public to fund its future projects, as U.S. rival SpaceX considers its own IPO. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/landspace-spacex-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #landspace #china #eastasia #space #rockets #elonmusk
Taiwan’s military could respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack with all units able to operate under a decentralized mode of command without awaiting orders from above, Taipei’s Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #eastasia
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands, discouraging larger families. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/05/japan/east-asias-demographic-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #asia #eastasia #china #japan #southkorea #education #children
East and #SoutheastAsia have the most populated time zones in the world.
Yet most so-called "global" #civilsociety calls or meetings are set at times that are incredibly inconvenient for those of us here. And, as a result, you see so few #Asians participating in a lot of global networks. It's a self-defeating cycle.
The Japan Football Association is planning to join a bid to host the 2046 FIFA World Cup along with other Asian countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/soccer/world-cup/japan-world-cup-joint-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #fifa #japanfootballassociation #eastasia #southeastasia