As we mark August 15 in this world in turmoil and flux, how long must we keep thinking in terms of the number of years since...
It is common practice for foreign dignitaries to visit a host country's national cemetery. So why can't Japanese politicians pay respects at Yasukuni Shrine?
A fourth generation Japanese American took her grandfather's advice to heart and traced her roots, gaining self-confidence and pride in her own identity.
On National Foundation Day — and amid the Ukraine war and the tensions in East Asia — the Japanese should reflect on their relationship with their...
After 75 years, Japan should be mature enough as a democracy to have its citizens determine what they want their future to look like.
From pandemic management to relations with its neighbors, Japan faces persistent challenges from the mistakes and unfinished business of the postwar Allied occupation.
The blue ribbon is a symbol of the national movement calling for the rescue of abductees. Who would consider it a form of hate speech?
The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) was established as a state organ in 1949 with support from leftists within the General Headquarters of the...
The raison d'etre of the Science Council of Japan has become a red-hot issue. A law to create the SCJ was enacted in 1948....
What the Science Council of Japan should be has been brought into question since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused to appoint six of 105 candidates...
August 10 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the National Police Reserve (NPR, Kokka Keisatsu Yobitai), the predecessor of the Japan Ground...
“Double standards.” “Unfair.” These are some of the comments from applicants to the “Memory of the World” program of the United Nations...