ANCIENT WAR REVEALS METTLE THAT SECURED INDEPENDENCE FOR JAPAN
I recently read a fascinating book—The Battle of Baekgang: Upheaval in Seventh Century East Asia. Written by a renowned scholar of Japanese literature at Asia University, it was published in 1974…
SON REPLACES EPITAPH ON MONUMENT DEDICATED BY FATHER ACCOUNTABLE FOR “COMFORT WOMEN” LIES
On May 19, journalist Miki Otaka revealed a remarkable news scoop on my new “Genron Sakura Group” program—an extension of the Genron Internet TV news show that I host every Friday night. The prog…
WILL ABE’S LATEST PROPOSAL LEAD TO BREAKTHROUGH IN DEBATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION?
On Constitution Day May 3, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempted to break the long-standing deadlock on the national debate over revision of the current constitution, expressing a strong desire to:…
KEY CONSERVATIVE MUST PROVE HIS WORTH FOLLOWING EXPULSION FROM TOP OPPOSITION PARTY
A leading conservative member of Japan’s top opposition, the Democratic Party (DP), was recently a guest on my weekly Internet TV show to discuss the reasons for his decision to leave the party. …
REVIVED PREWAR ORATORIO WILL ENABLE YOUNGER GENERATION TO APPRECIATE ORIGIN OF JAPAN
I recently had the rare chance to attend the first post-war performance in Tokyo of Kaido Tosei, a prewar concert piece based on the Eastern Expedition of the legendary first emperor of Japan, Ji…
