The comfort women myth has already deeply wounded Japan-South Korea relations. Is the latest breakthrough enough to promote a resolution in this history war?
In our podcast, Andrii Gurenko, Ukrainian international relations expert, says the behavior of democratic countries towards Russia will be crucial.
The call for “reclaiming lost historical Chinese territories” — reiterated at many central conferences of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and self-defined — is at the...
Germany is stepping up engagement in the Indo-Pacific in response to Chinese assertiveness.
On September 16, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the prices of its much-anticipated PlayStation 5. Its two consoles are set to start official sales on November 12....
Performed by all-male actors wearing vibrant makeup and elaborate costumes, kabuki is celebrated as one of the oldest forms of theater in Japan along with...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a battle to influence and control the narrative over history in Asia through propaganda and “thought management” (sixiang...
What is Japan’s “national sport”? It depends on what is meant by “national,” or if we’re talking about spectators or participants, amateur or professional....
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relations have plummeted to their lowest levels since...
History is like a series of buoys marking the way through a vast ocean. The buoys are events, facts, things as they really happened in...
In July 1945, the submarine I58 left the Hirao base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, carrying manned suicide torpedoes called Kaiten—Japan for “Return to Heaven.” Late...
By Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 323 pages Henry Holt & Co.: New York, 2016 Jason Morgan, for JAPAN Forward ...
