Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands: Conflict in the East China Sea Amid an American Shadow’ by Monika Chansoria
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narra
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Yasukuni on August 15th: A Place and Time for Remembering
In the United States, the beginnings of wars are often remembered. Remember the Alamo, Remember the Maine, Remember
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Taimen Railway’s Engine No. 31 ‘Conveys the Tragedy and Futility of War’ at Yasukuni Shrine
A ceremony held July 31 at the Yushukan Museum within the precincts of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo served […]
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When Some Korean Intellectuals Exaggerate, Distort History with Japan
There was “no racial discrimination concerning wages” against conscripted workers from the Korean peninsula during the
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Geneva Symposium Exposes the Myth of Gunkanjima as ‘Hell Island’
A symposium held in Geneva Switzerland on July 2 sought to set the record straight concerning allegations by South [
Culture
Ekai Kawaguchi: First Japanese to Reach Tibet via British India and Nepal
Archival accounts of 19th century Tibet describe it as the forbidden, inaccessible, daunting, and remotely unreachable
Travel
Gardens of Wealth: At Rikugien and Furukawa Are Layers of Tokyo History
I originally rented my SOHO (small office) to avoid three hours of daily commuting that was often extended […
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Why Not a Joint Ceremony at Sea to Remember the Battle of Okinawa?
Later this week, I will have the honor of attending the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Okinawa, which […]
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Continuity and Stability: The Japanese Emperor’s Role in the 21st Century
In his 1952 book Die Monarchie im modernen Staat (The Monarchy in the Modern State), renowned constitutional scholar K
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Former Gunkanjima Residents to Debunk Korea’s False Claims on Wartime Laborers at U.N. Side Event
A group of Japanese is set to bring to a United Nations symposium firsthand testimony against Seoul’s claims on [&hell
Culture
INTERVIEW | Alexander Bennett: How a New Zealander Became a Kendo Master
When I was 17, I spent two years abroad in the U.K. The experience was like cracking my brain […]
Culture
Kyoto Craftsmen Take Pride in the Art of Restoring Cultural Property
CAPTION: Kunito Horii is surrounded by karihari (temporary pasting) mounds used to dry Hanging Scrolls, which are being