Right premise, wrong approach: Ching returns to his theme of wanting to decenter the nation-state in East Asia and find a new solution to the “anti-Japanism”...
There are two critical misperceptions: that Japan transitioned from dictatorship to U.S.-gifted democracy, and that it was never an ally of the West prior to its...
Many Westerners have been led to believe one side of the story. They owe both nations and their people more objectivity.
“If you want an example of how crafts can be successfully incorporated into a modern setting, I think that the Hyatt Centric Kanazawa Hotel is a...
Waseda University Professor Tetsuo Arima hopes his essays will start fair academic discussions and help restore the proper way of seeking the truth about our past.
“It’s fashion, it’s changing. It’s clothing that makes sense, can be fun, has different rules for formal occasions and different rules for casual occasions.” ー Stasia...
“Judo has become a word that we don’t translate, we use it as it is. I would like for kogei to become like that,” said Grand...
Harris should have attempted to understand the history of Japan’s wartime past without applying the easy filter of the DC-Tokyo establishment line.
Many South Koreans fail to comprehend why President Moon was ignored by Japan. The explanation is simple.
The modern Olympic Games has never been a purely sporting event. Right from the beginning, it has always held up a mirror to the political and...
Amazingly, the area is now lush with trees that began growing months after the blast. Like phoenixes from the ashes, they are a symbol of hope...
There was a third way to end the war — the same manner as the vast majority of conflicts concluded throughout history: with a negotiated peace.
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