Politics & Security
[EDITORIAL] Without Russia Reverting Northern Territories, Japan Must Reject ‘Peace Pact’
The Sankei Shimbun Now is the time for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to restructure Japan’s diplomatic […]
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Asahi Shimbun Blocks Access to Articles Retracting Its ‘Comfort Women’ Stories
By The Sankei Shimbun Claiming “technical errors,” The Asahi Shimbun has made inaccessible two articles in [&hel
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Comfort Women Statues Shame, Not Help, Koreans
By Archie Miyamoto, Lt. Colonel, U.S Army, Retired The comfort women statues that continue to proliferate [&hell
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Asahi Shimbun Rejects Call to Temper Its Language on Comfort Women
On July 24, a voluntary group intent on ending the bias in reporting on the issue of wartime comfort […]
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BOOK REVIEW: Ryoma!: The Life of Sakamoto Ryoma, Japanese Swordsman and Visionary
Peter Tasker Who is Ryoma? He’s a topnotch swordsman who takes on 30 kendo opponents in a row and […]
Culture
Hans Christian Andersen Awardee Eiko Kadono: ‘I Live in the Present Progressive Form’
On March 26, children’s book author Eiko Kadono, 83, known for Kiki’s Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) and [&hel
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Place It ‘Somewhere Else,’ Duterte Says of Uprooted ‘Comfort Woman’ Statue in Manila
A female statue in Manila symbolizing “comfort women” during Japan’s occupation (1942-1945) of the Philippines during
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Resurrecting Winston Churchill, and Other Stories From Japanese Special Effects Makeup Artist Kazuhiro Tsuji
A Japanese special effects makeup artist has caused a revolution in Hollywood. He is Kazuhiro Tsuji, 48, the artist [&
Blog
Where Nuclear Survivors Tell Their Stories
Views on nuclear issues are voiced strongly in Japan, where nuclear devastation has had a direct impact on thousands [
Are Racial Stereotypes of Japanese-Americans Alive? US Congressional Hearing Sparks Debate
The subject of war-time internment of ethnic Japanese in the United States became a hot topic in the halls […]
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History Wars: China Ignores Facts to Weaponize the Past
Late last year, according to multiple sources, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the ambassadors of at l
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The Woman Who Opened the Path for “Visas for Life”
The Jewish Woman Behind the “Curaçao Visa” During World War II, Chiune Sugihara saved many Jewish refugees with “Visas