“The Apology Monument” became a memorial monument (photo taken from a new book Removing My Father’s Apology) On May 11th, it was revealed that the son...
Why did Korean fathers abandon their daughters without a fight? (Statue in Seoul, photo cr. Michael Yon.) Trouble is unfolding. Few people, outside Japan...
Japan said Monday, April 3, it would send its ambassador back to South Korea after a diplomatic row prompted his recall in January. A comfort...
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited Yasukuni Shrine on December 29, 2016, and later answered questions from a group of reporters. A transcript of the discussion is...
Ask an American journalist, “Do you trust the Chinese government?” If the answer is yes, there is nothing more to talk about. If the answer is...
The Japanese APA Group, which runs the APA Hotel chain, is under heavy pressure after the hotel group placed books in its guest rooms questioning the...
A few years ago when I visited my aunt’s house on Lake Yamanaka in the shadow of Mount Fuji, she gave me antique beer stein that...
