"Shogun" is not just a slickly-made exotic historical drama. It tells a powerful story about Japan and the West that...
He was a Hokkaido businessman and postwar pioneer, and from sports to air shows to Japan-US security relations, Yoshiro Ito forged an unforgettable legacy.
"It is important to keep records of these ancient mountain trails and preserve them before they are lost," JAC Vice President Nagata said about the project.
There is a strange debate over the Self-Defense Force using the term "Greater East Asia War." GHQ disallowed it during the Occupation, but that ended in...
"No one has bothered to verify these exaggerations and demagoguery" — Chosun Ilbo reporter on historical misrepresentation at Seodaemun Independence Park.
Comfort Women of the Empire by Park Yuha has been widely praised as a valiant attempt to narrow the gap in perceptions between Japan and South...
In an enlightening lecture, Tibetan scholar Yumiko Ishihama explores the historical spread of Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama's enduring influence.
A recent Chosun Ilbo article by a university professor in Japan backs South Korea's claims to Takeshima. Historian Masao Shimojo analyzes the historical facts.
Professors Ramseyer and Morgan's book demonstrates the elusiveness of truth and raises questions about protecting academic freedom in the comfort women debate.
"Oppenheimer" immerses the audience in the atmosphere of the Manhattan Project, but it does not capture the unimaginable suffering of its victims.
At a recent human rights conference, scholars examined China's persecution of the Uyghur ethnic group and its less frequently discussed history and future.
This book review introduces author Evan Thomas's new, intimate insights into the thinking of three key men who played decisive roles in ending the Pacific War.