Far East

Far East
Location of the Far East, geographically defined
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese遠東
Simplified Chinese远东
Literal meaningFar East
Burmese name
Burmeseအရှေ့ဖျား ဒေသ
IPA[ʔəʃḛbjá dèθa̰]
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetViễn Đông
Chữ Hán遠東
Thai name
Thaiตะวันออกไกล
RTGSTawan-ok Klai
Korean name
Hangul극동
Hanja極東
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлс Дорнод
Als Dornod
Japanese name
Kanji極東
Hiraganaきょくとう
Katakanaキョクトウ
Malay name
Malayتيمور جاءوه
Timur Jauh
Indonesian name
IndonesianTimur Jauh
Filipino name
TagalogIn Filipino: Kasilangánan
Silangánan (poetic)
Maláyong Silángan (literal)
Tamil name
Tamilதூர கிழக்கு
Tūra Kiḻakku
Portuguese name
PortugueseExtremo Oriente
Russian name
RussianДальний Восток
IPA: [ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok]
RomanizationDál'niy Vostók
Lao name
Laoຕາເວັນອອກໄກ
Taven-ok kai
Khmer name
Khmerចុងបូព៌ា
Chong Bopea
Tetum name
TetumDok Lorosa'e

The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North and Southeast Asia.[1][2] South Asia is sometimes also included in the definition of the term.[3][4]

The term first came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 15th century, particularly the British, denoting the Far East as the "farthest" of the three "Easts", beyond the Near East and the Middle East.[5] Likewise, during the Qing dynasty of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term "Tàixī (泰西)" – i.e., anything further west than the Arab world – was used to refer to the Western countries.

Since the mid-20th century, the term has mostly gone out of use for the region in international mass media outlets due to its perceived eurocentric connotations.[6][7][8] North Asia is sometimes excluded due to cultural and ethnic differences.[9]

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  2. ^ "What is the Far East?". WorldAtlas. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Far East, Middle East, Near East". Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Far East Definition". Law Insider. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Where is the Middle East? The Near East? The Far East?". Dictionary.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ Fields, Larry. "The Eurocentric Worldwiew: Misunderstanding East Asia" (PDF). asj.upd.edu.ph. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "A menagerie of monikers". The Economist. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  8. ^ Reischauer, Edwin and John K Fairbank, East Asia: The Great Tradition, 1960.
  9. ^ "East and Southeast Asia". ANDE. Retrieved 19 October 2021.