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Moon Dictatorship in the Offing? South Korea Faces Tense Political Situation
The government of South Korean President Moon Jae In has been criticized as a dictatorship. Two years have passed [&he
Author Archives for Tsutomu Nishioka
Tsutomu Nishioka is a senior fellow and a planning committee member at the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and a visiting professor at Reitaku University. He covers South and North Korea.
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Japan Approaching Last Chance to Rescue Citizens Abducted by North Korea
After the breakdown of the United States-North Korea summit in Hanoi in late February, some in Japan observed that [&h
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Mr. Abe, Don’t Let President Trump Ease Sanctions on North Korea
United States President Donald Trump plans to meet with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in late […
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A Rebuttal to President Moon’s Claims on Wartime Korean Workers in Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae In, in his New Year press conference on January 10, made a remark that […]
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Koreans in Wartime Japan: Don’t Confuse Illegal Immigrants with Recruited Workers
(Second in a 3-Part Series) Part 1: The Reality of the Mobilization of Koreans During World War […]
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The Reality of the Mobilization of Koreans During World War II – An Analysis Based on Statistics and Written Records
(First of a 3-Part Series) In 1965, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic relations. Japan paid South Ko
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Rescuing Japanese Abductees Reaches Crucial Stage
A climactic battle is coming for rescuing Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea. In the first ever United [&hell
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Let’s Not Aid South Korean Supreme Court’s Misperception of Facts on Wartime Labor
Just after the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that Japan’s Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation should [&
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Panmumjom Declaration Represents Deception and Betrayal
“The two leaders solemnly declared before the 80 million Korean people and the whole world that there will […
PyeongChang Olympics: Indulging North Korea, Moon Betrays the South
North Korean athletes have arrived at PyeongChang Olympics facility. North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympic
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Estimates Based on Facts: ‘200,000 Comfort Women’ Defies Math
This piece was first published under the title “Seoul University professor denied the theory of comfort women as the [
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Korea Had Long History of Trafficking in Women—Even Before the Japanese Came
This piece was first published under the title “Seoul University professor denied the theory of comfort women as the [