Stephen Ranger
Email: stephen.ranger@ecipe.org
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Areas of Expertise: Far-East
Stephen Ranger is a Research Associate at ECIPE. His research interests are focused on North Korea, major trends in U.S.-China Relations, South Korean political issues, and security policies in the Asia-Pacific region. From 2009 to 2013, he was a researcher for the MacArthur Asia Security Initiative project at the East Asia Institute based in Seoul, South Korea. He holds a master’s degree in International Studies from the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University.
Korea Project
Target Hollywood! Examining Japan’s Film Import Ban in the 1930s
In the 1930s Hollywood enjoyed a popular following in the Japanese film market, accounting for almost 90 per cent of imported sound films. Against a backdrop of emerging political tensions and war in China, the Japanese government announced in 1937 that it would place a ban on Hollywood film imports. This was a move that ushered in a new era of protectionism for Japan’s emerging film industry. Following this decision, Hollywood studios engaged with Tokyo and...
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