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Ninja Shortage? That’s Just the Tip of the Fake ‘News’ Iceberg About Japan
By Jason Morgan The British have a term for it: “the silly season.” In the summertime, news […]
Author Archives for Jason Morgan, Reitaku University
Jason Morgan is an assistant professor at Reitaku University in Chiba, Japan.
Diplomacy & Security
[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Bully of Asia’: Are Japan, the U.S. Ready to Stand Up to China?
Jason Morgan Ba. It’s a Chinese word. It means “hegemony,” the dominion that one state holds […]
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Robert Morton Wins 5th Annual Kokkiken Japan Study Award
Jason Morgan Before a packed auditorium on the afternoon of July 4, Chuo University professor Robert Morton delivered […]
Diplomacy & Security
Book Review: The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare?
Jason Morgan With few exceptions, leaders of countries are career politicians. They get to their country’s top […]
Culture & Society
Rediscovering Japan Through Hawaii’s Cherry Blossom Festival
America is often thought of as a new country, a place where countless people traveled from distant lands in […]
Diplomacy & Security
3 Operations Will Be At Play in US Offensive vs North Korea — Experts
(Conclusion) Part 1: Do We Understand War? Japanese Experts Discuss the Realities of Confronting North Korea Part […]
Diplomacy & Security
To Take Down North Korea, Think 2,000 Cruise Missiles
(Second of three parts) Part 1: Do We Understand War? Japan Experts Discuss Realities of Confronting North Korea […]
Diplomacy & Security
Do We Understand War? Japanese Experts Discuss the Realities of Confronting North Korea
(First of three parts) Pundits worldwide have made a cottage industry out of speculating on the situation in […]
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There’s More to the Pacific Aviation Museum than Pearl Harbor and World War II
After the United States military had learned of the Nishikaichi incident, Army Lt. Jack Armstrong of the 740th […]
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Air War, the Forgotten Part of the Pearl Harbor Story
Mention “Pearl Harbor” to any American, and they will probably think immediately of ships. The December 7th, 1941, Japanese […]
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‘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 […]
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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 […]