| Background Notes on Selected East Asian and Pacific Countries from the Department of State (21558 words) |
 | Each state is headed by a premier, who is the leader of the party with a majority or a working minority in the lower house of the state legislature. |
| Japanese leaders of the late 19th century regarded the Korean Peninsula as a "dagger pointed at the heart of Japan." It was over Korea that Japan became involved in war with the Chinese Empire in 1894-95 and with Russia in 1904-05. |
| State firms were granted increased decision-making authority and lost most of their subsidies and pricing advantages. |
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