News | JAPAN Forward - Part 929

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Shusaku Endo's Son Talks about "Silence"

Ryunosuke Endo, FUJI Television January 23, 2017

Silence, written more than 50 years ago, was a major novel written by my...

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Theresa May’s Brexit Speech; Opportunities and Dangers for Japan

Duncan Bartlett January 22, 2017

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has given a speech outlining the principles which will...

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Pete Hoekstra: "The United States and Japan will have to work together"

Yoshinari Kurose January 19, 2017

Pete Hoekstra is a former congressman who served as chair of the House Committee...

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How the Books a Hotel Leaves for its Guests Can Reignite an International Dispute

Yoshiaki Nishimi January 19, 2017

The Japanese APA Group, which runs the APA Hotel chain, is under heavy pressure...

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Don't Play into the Activists' Hands on the Comfort Women Issue

Rob Fahey, Waseda University January 18, 2017

Given the pressing issues facing East Asia, it can be baffling to outside observers...

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The Opportunity that Trump May Offer Japan—If Japan Can Take It

Jun Sakurada, Toyo-Gakuen University January 17, 2017

In the beginning of the marathon race that is the U.S. presidential election, Donald...

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Trump Is Plunging Cross-Strait Relations into Uncertainty - And That's Exactly the Idea

Robert Sutter, The George Washington University January 16, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump sharply broke with past practice in December 2016 by accepting a...

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Eagles, Bedrooms, and Bean Soup: The Abe-Duterte Summit

Mitsuru Sakai, Sankei Shimbun January 16, 2017

The Philippines was chosen as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first foreign destination this year....

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How a Statue Can Jeopardize International Diplomacy

Koji Sugimoto, Sankei Shimbun January 13, 2017

On January 6th, the administration temporarily recalled Yasamusa Nagamine, its ambassador to South Korea,...

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Why Is Shinzo Abe's Protege Being Used as a Trial Balloon?

Rob Fahey, Waseda University January 12, 2017

When Tomomi Inada was appointed as Minister of Defence in last summer’s Cabinet reshuffle,...

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Editorial: Korea’s Stance on the Comfort Women Statues Is Self-Defeating

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 12, 2017

Last week, the Abe administration announced its response to the installation of a “comfort...

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Japanese Sake and My Life with Koji Mold

Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Nihon Pharmaceutical University January 11, 2017

On 24th May, 2016, the fourth symposium held by the Japanese Civilization Institute took...