Authored by J Mark Ramseyer and Tetsuo Arima, "Comfort Women: The North Korean Connection" is the No. 1 most-downloaded SSRN paper in its category of all...
Scientists in Australia have hatched a plot to bring the extinct Tasmanian tiger back to life. What incredible animals from Japan are ripe for revival?
This is an impressive book for those interested in World War II and strategic decision making, especially in the context of current events in the South...
The decision ignored vigorous local and international concerns over social divisiveness and factual inaccuracies of the project expressed in public comments.
Like the "My Number Card" has shown, incentives work. Using mutual love of J-pop and K-pop, Japan and South Korea can turn around their relationship.
Did the actions of one Japanese swordsman set in motion Tsar Nicholas' revenge, leading to the Russo-Japanese war and even World War I?
"The statue does not symbolize peace, and its erection will further aggravate the conflict," says Lee Wooyeon of the Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research.
After being caught off guard and flip-flopping on the statue's status, German officials appear to be considering new ways to calm the international controversy.
An American NGO scours online auctions for the memorabilia of Japanese soldiers, despite soaring prices that are a headwind for their activities.
“The statues have nothing to do with peace," explained South Korean scholar Lee Wooyoun, "and erecting them makes the bilateral problem worse and worse."
Shinzo Abe leaves behind a rich legacy of policy, quiet, effective leadership, and a “normalizing” Japan that has left the traumas of the 20th century behind.
A 4th generation Nikkei has inherited his ancestors’ Japanese spirit and found a way to reconcile his life as a bridge between two countries.