By: Jenny Chan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) December 19, 2025 For a quarter of a century, Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus (APJJF) has crafted a space for researchers to analyze historical and contemporary developments in the Asia-Pacific and the world. I learned from APJJF writers with growing interest in the deepening integration of China into the global economyContinue reading “China, the Asian Studies Profession and Asia-Pacific Journal”
Category Archives: Statements
Open Letter on Work-related Suicides
Open letter on work-related suicides (International Association for Suicide Prevention), 2024/2025 As international researchers and experts in the field of suicide prevention, we are calling on public health authorities, workplace health and safety regulators, trade unions, employers, suicide prevention associations, and other stakeholders to take urgent action to recognise, investigate and prevent work-related suicides. ThereContinue reading “Open Letter on Work-related Suicides”
Statement of Solidarity with Palestine
May 2024 “As sociologists who believe in the importance of social movements and collective action for a better world, we express our solidarity with activists, scholars, and all others worldwide who refuse to be silent about the ongoing human tragedy. We join their call for an immediate and lasting sustainable ceasefire. We believe that onlyContinue reading “Statement of Solidarity with Palestine”
Dying for an iPhone 