Far East

The Far East is a broad, historically European name for eastern Asia, commonly including China, Japan, and Korea and sometimes extending into Southeast Asia.

East Asia: A region centered on China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, connected by long histories of cultural exchange. This is the region most consistently covered by the Far East label.
European colonialism: The political and economic control of overseas territories by European powers. European imperial expansion helped establish the Far East as a viewpoint-based regional name.
Near East: A historical European regional label for lands east of Europe, usually centered on the eastern Mediterranean. It names a nearer eastern region from the same Europe-centered perspective.
Exonym: A name for a place used by outsiders that differs from the name used locally. Far East is an exonym shaped by an outside geographic viewpoint.
Southeast Asia: The Asian region south of China and east of India, including mainland and maritime countries. Some uses extend the Far East southward to include this neighboring region.
Age of Discovery: The period of European maritime exploration and overseas expansion beginning in the fifteenth century. New sea routes strengthened European habits of naming Asian regions by their distance and direction.
Middle East: A geopolitical region centered on western Asia and often including Egypt and parts of North Africa. Its more common modern use shows how regional terminology shifts over time.
Eurocentrism: A worldview that treats European history, values, or perspectives as central or normative. The name locates Asia relative to Europe rather than to its own regions.
Asia: The largest continent, extending from the Mediterranean and Ural regions to the Pacific Ocean. The Far East is a historically defined eastern portion of this continent.
East India Company: An English trading company founded in 1600 that developed into a British imperial power in South Asia. Its name illustrates how European trade used broad directional labels for Asian destinations.

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