Special Reports
‘Battleship Island’: Korean Film on Wartime Laborers Criticized for Being ‘Divorced from Reality’
Criticism of the Korean film Battleship Island (directed by Ryoo Seung-wan) has been increasing. The film is set on […]
Special Reports
‘Apologies Are Over’: Pearl Harbor Changes Views on US-Japan Relations
When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Pearl Harbor, Daniel Martinez was his official host and guide. Martinez, the […]
Politics
Ugly Truth: Is the Japanese Media Bent on Criticizing Abe at All Costs?
In October edition of the monthly magazine Hanada, released on August 26th, author Ryushou Kadota revealed what he recently […]
Special Reports
Pearl Harbor: War Memorial Transforms Into Vehicle of Reconciliation
Seventy-two years ago, the last bombs fell from the skies over Japan, and the last shots were fired in […]
Diplomacy & Security
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Call for End to Nuclear Weapons, But Won’t Denounce North Korea?
The month of August in Japan is a time for collective reflection on the merits of “war and peace.” […]
Economy
The Bandai Tamagotchi MIX: 20 Years Later, Popular Game Goes Back to Its Origins
Twenty years have passed since the birth of the portable virtual character game Tamagotchi from Bandai. In July 2016, […]
Culture & Society
Editorial: Pressure on Cambridge University Means China Threatens Academic Freedom
Approximately 300 articles in the Chinese studies journal China Quarterly, which the Cambridge University Press publishes in Britain, were […]
Special Reports
Will More War Flags Return Home? Japanese Americans Working to Retrieve Items From US Veterans
On August 15th, the 72nd anniversary of the end of the war, former United States marine Marvin Strombo, 93, […]
Special Reports
Radio Program That Broadcasts to Japanese Abductees in North Korea Needs Financial Help
The Radio representative Kazuhiro Araki (left) is talking to the microphone while Tatsuru Murao (right), executive director of COMJAN and […]
Diplomacy & Security
US, Allies Should Make Military Build-up Costly for China
(Last of 3 Parts) Part 1: 3 Ways the US, Japan, Should Handle China’s Island Building Part 2: […]
Special Reports
Afghanistan Distracts Trump From The Real Monster
Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (cr. Michael Yon) President Donald Trump thinks he can solve the AfPak dilemma. In his speech, […]
Diplomacy & Security
It’s Time for the US to Penalize China Where It Hurts
(2nd of 3 Parts) Part 1: 3 Ways the US, Japan, Should Handle China’s Island Building […]