The tide of people moving across the world, be they immigrants or refugees, has sparked concern in Australia, Europe and the United States. In particular, the ethnic, linguistic and cultural background of migrants has triggered intense debates over the benefits and the costs of growing diversity and the risk of […] Read more »
Fewer in U.S. See Japan as an Economic Threat
On the 75th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, and decades after Japan’s economy grew exponentially following World War II, most Americans no longer consider Japan an economic threat to the U.S. Twenty-four percent of Americans say Japan is an economic threat, down sharply from 77% in 1991. […] Read more »
Americans See China as Top Economy Now, but U.S. in Future
Despite the slowdown in China’s economy that is creating global economic turmoil, more Americans continue to believe China is the world’s leading economic power rather than the U.S. However, the current 13-percentage-point margin in China’s favor — 50% vs. 37% — is slightly smaller than it has been in the […] Read more »
How Asia-Pacific Publics See Each Other and Their National Leaders
… Overall, despite historical and territorial frictions, Asia-Pacific publics tend to view their regional neighbors in a positive light, with Japan judged most favorably. But these same publics also express limited confidence in the region’s most prominent national leaders when it comes to their handling of international issues. These are […] Read more »
70 years after Hiroshima, opinions have shifted on use of atomic bomb
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people – many instantly, others from the effects of radiation. Death estimates range from 66,000 to 150,000. This first use of a nuclear weapon by any nation has […] Read more »
Americans, Japanese: Mutual Respect 70 Years After the End of WW II
Adversaries in World War II, fierce economic competitors in the 1980s and early 1990s, Americans and Japanese nonetheless share a deep mutual respect. About two-thirds of Americans trust Japan a great deal or a fair amount and three-quarters of Japanese say they trust the United States, according to a new […] Read more »