If nations with the blessings and capabilities of Britain and Japan excuse themselves as mere bystanders, the order that allows them, as well as others to...
If it were to become clear to everyone that there is no evidence of “forceful taking away,” going forward we might be able to face history...
Following this court decision and the “final and irreversible agreement” between Japan and South Korea in 2015, this issue is now one for South Korea to...
The logical targets for South Korea’s ire should have been the U.S., China, and Russia, as they brought about the peninsula’s division. Several factors are at...
Those with a penchant for urban exploration should take a Gunkanjima Cruise out of Nagasaki City to witness the crumbling former coal mining island for themselves....
While the Tokyo Supreme Court has upheld Uemura’s critics, the question remains why he lied in his 1991 articles, and how Japan can repair their continuing...
Emotions can change along with political correctness, but the records of the time and first statements of women and other witnesses help keep the world in...
This CCP marginalized and subjugated China’s ethnic minorities by rewriting history, providing the basis for curbing fundamental religious and cultural freedoms, and economic rights and opportunities.
Painstakingly transplanted from all of Japan’s corners, our cozy little corner is only 1 of over 25 stunning examples of rural, folk architecture preserved at Nihon...
I respect the comfort women immensely, actually. They were strong, canny, resilient, even fiercely independent. And they weren’t a monolith. Every woman had her own story.
Ueno Park’s history dates back over 140 years, making it one of Japan’s first public parks—a concept borrowed from the west during the Meiji period.
Those who dislike Harvard Law Professor J. Mark Ramseyer’s scholarly interpretation — that comfort women were voluntary employees under contract — have failed to cite any...