The annual Takeshima Day remains a prefectural event. In fact, no cabinet ministers have ever attended the annual ceremony in Matsue.
For Pal, the participation of the US in the postwar tribunals was an attempt to manufacture a narrative that would justify continuation of imperialist policies.
He exhibited a “noble spirit of courage...during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East,” the late former prime minister Shinzo Abe had said.
Japan is still unable to revise its Constitution, which was created while it had no sovereignty ー even though sovereignty was restored 70 years ago.
Kenji Fujii, research advisor for the Takeshima issue in Shimane Prefecture, presents fresh research showing the US rejected South Korea’s request under the San Francisco Treaty.
In South Korea, where “Japan is always evil,” a lower court sides with Japan in a demonstration of the courage to go against public opinion and...
Security threats in Northeast Asia are a frequently topic as the military expansionism of China and North Korea outpace their neighbors. In this environment, 'Bookmark' takes...
Documents detailing conversations spanning the years from 1949 to 1953 between Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor Showa, and Michiji Tajima, the first grand...
Michiji Tajima, the first grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, kept detailed records of his audiences with Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor...
Despite the brief hiatus in tensions between Japan and China over the Senkakus—islands historically owned and administered by Japan but in recent decades claimed by...
