It starts with National Foundation Day, when we reflect on the history of our nation and remember our predecessors who overcame many hardships.
“We firmly resolve that Japan would do everything possible to help Indian independence.” ーPrime Minister Hideki Tojo
Shunji Hiraiwa, PhD, of Nanzan University’s Asian and Pacific Studies Center warns China and Russia are waiting for Japan and South Korea to bungle the issue.
Kenji Fujii, research advisor for the Takeshima issue in Shimane Prefecture, presents fresh research showing the US rejected South Korea’s request under the San Francisco Treaty.
Far from being dragged into forced labor, wartime workers from the Korean Peninsula were paid the same as the Japanese, with bonuses and contract renewal incentives.
Subhas Chandra Bose, in exile in Germany, was the only leader that could inspire the Indian National Army for an all-out effort to liberate India.
Japan should not let South Korea’s lies block the World Heritage Site listing of the Tokugawa-era industrial site.
For Netaji Bose, the war presented a golden opportunity to reach out to Britain’s adversaries, namely Germany and Japan, and seek their assistance to free India.
If Japan defers the recommendation, it would mean acknowledging South Korea’s inaccurate claims that forced labor happened on the island.
Point by point, renowned expert in Japanese legal history J. Mark Ramseyer shows how his critics were “wrong on law,” “wrong on facts,” and totally missed...
Thousands of Indian prisoners of war were formed to constitute Indian National Army (INA), which fought alongside the Japanese army against the British.
Bose, with fellow Indian A.M. Nair, was instrumental in persuading the Japanese authorities to stand by Indian patriots in the league in support of the struggle...