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Gardens of Wealth: At Rikugien and Furukawa Are Layers of Tokyo History

Sankei Shimbun June 26, 2019

I originally rented my SOHO (small office) to avoid three hours of...

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‘You Will Win’: President Trump Writes to the Family of a Japanese Abducted by North Korea

Sankei Shimbun June 25, 2019

A handwritten letter from United States President Donald Trump was delivered to 90-year-old...

The Westin Tokyo Interview on Quality Dinning in Japan

The Westin Tokyo: Executive Chef Kazushi Iwane Spreads the Splendor of Japan’s World Heritage Cuisine

Yukihiro Watanabe

Sankei Shimbun June 24, 2019

Recently we caught up with Kazushi Iwane, executive chef of Japanese restaurant...

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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Friendship Across the Seas: The U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’ by Agawa Naoyuki

June Teufel Dreyer

Sankei Shimbun June 22, 2019

In this valentine to Japanese-American maritime relations, author Agawa Naoyuki traces the...

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Imperial Trivia: The Empress’s Tiara

Sankei Shimbun June 22, 2019

The Emperor and Empress of Japan celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on June...

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The Automobile Revolution: France and Italy Collide Over National Interest and Pride

Sankei Shimbun June 20, 2019

Renault and Fiat, two European automobile companies with 120 years of history and...

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Why Not a Joint Ceremony at Sea to Remember the Battle of Okinawa?

Robert D Eldridge, PhD

Sankei Shimbun June 20, 2019

Later this week, I will have the honor of attending the memorial ceremony...

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Alliances Remains A Pillar of the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy

Yasushi Tomiyama

Sankei Shimbun June 20, 2019

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy at...

The Westin Tokyo Interview on Quality Dinning in Japan

The Westin Tokyo: Executive Chef Kunihiko Waguri Talks About the Wonders of Cantonese Cuisine

Yukihiro Watanabe

Sankei Shimbun June 17, 2019

Kunihiko Waguri, The Westin Tokyo’s veteran executive chef for Chinese cuisine, sat...

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Continuity and Stability: The Japanese Emperor’s Role in the 21st Century

Naotaka KIMIZUKA

Sankei Shimbun June 15, 2019

In his 1952 book Die Monarchie im modernen Staat (The Monarchy in the...

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[Mythbusters] White Makes Right When It Comes to Whaling

Sankei Shimbun June 14, 2019

On the last day of 2018 the editorial board of The New York...

Koreans in Wartime Japan: Don’t Confuse Illegal Immigrants with Recruited Workers

Former Gunkanjima Residents to Debunk Korea’s False Claims on Wartime Laborers at U.N. Side Event

Sankei Shimbun June 12, 2019

A group of Japanese is set to bring to a United Nations symposium...