A STORY ABOUT THE JAPANESE ARMY THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW
The Japanese have long coped with charges about their wartime history from their Asian neighbors. At the same time they have been subject to the legacy of a postwar education program imposed by t…
HOW BEST TO RESPOND TO EMPEROR’S INTENTION TO ABDICATE
The video message of Emperor Akihito indicating his intention to abdicate the throne, nationally televised on August 8, has provided Japanese a chance to reflect on the role of the emperor in toda…
JAPANESE MUST TAKE HARDER LOOK AT TONGCHOW MASSACRE OF 1937
Journalist Gyo Tsutsumi, legendary former editor-in-chief of the general interest magazine Bungei Shunju, laments that Japanese of his age—in their late seventies—know “too little about our histo…
CAN PRESIDENT PARK SURVIVE HER WORST CRISIS?
As the chaos in South Korea continues to intensify, President Park Geun-hye has very little time left to resolve the situation. New developments keep pouring in from Seoul. As I write this, in fa…
LAND PURCHASED BY CHINESE LEASED TO AMERICAN FORCES IN OKINAWA
It is old news that foreigners have been flocking to Japan to buy up land. It is also well-known that the government, under both LDP and DPJ administrations, has failed to put any laws in place t…
