Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | South Korea Has Distorted Historical Facts About Battleship Island for Too Long
The distortion of historical facts must not be allowed. A case in point is the South Korean government’s […]
Culture
Spotlight on Japan’s Industrial Heritage, Wartime Past at Newly-Opened Information Center
The Japanese government opened a new Industrial Heritage Information Center in Shinjuku ward, Tokyo, on June 15. The
Court Battle Over Comfort Women Film Taints Japanese University’s Research Ethics Record
Until countries went into various levels of lockdown, a film dealing with the comfort women issue was being screened [
Culture
In Hokkaido Town of Yoichi, the Best Whisky You Can Never Try
Few trains stop in Yoichi. The small station stands frozen in time. Not many people make it up here, […]
Books
Japan’s Rule of Taiwan Offers ‘A Lesson for Other Colonizing Nations’
April 17 marked the 125th year since the Shimonoseki Treaty was signed with the Qing dynasty (present-day China) [&h
Politics & Security
The “Lai Dai Han”: UK’s BBC Reports on Korean Soldiers’ Deeds during the Vietnam War
A feature article reporting on sexual violence against women perpetrated by Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War,
Politics & Security
Why the Resurgence of the Term ‘Military Comfort Women’ in Our Textbooks?
I have written on this subject time and again, but the phrase “Military Comfort Women” was coined long after the [&helli
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Japan Times’ Latest Revision of Comfort Women Description A Matter of Concern
The Japan Times, an English language daily in Japan, announced in a half-page statement on March 20 that […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Burden of the Past: Problems of Historical Perception in Japan-Korea Relations’ by Kan Kimura
Many in South Korea blame the strain in relations between Korea and Japan on Japan’s alleged lack of […]
Coronavirus
COVID-19: The Lessons We Haven’t Learned From the Spanish Flu of 1918
In April 1918, a group of around 20 sumo wrestlers on tour in Taiwan became mysteriously ill, with some requiring [&hel
Special Reports
Bon Ishikawa’s ‘Kujira Bito’: Humans, Whales Live in Harmony in Secluded Indonesian Village
The Last Whale Hunters, Directed by Bon Ishikawa Bon Ishikawa’s latest documentary, Kujira Bito (The Last Whale Hunt
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] High Court Hands Significant Victory in the Case for Fabricated Reports on Comfort Woman
On March 3, the High Court gave me a perfect victory in a libel case brought against me by […]