Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "history"
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5.3KPoliticsFrom a “history problem” to a history of problems
Relations between Japan and its neighbors are strained by history - but these disputes are rooted in modern economic and security concerns.
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6.4KPoliticsThe Steep Challenge of Mending Japan-South Korea Relations
Conservatives in Japan and South Korea heaved a sigh in March upon the news of Yoon Suk-yeol’s election as South Korea’s next...
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5.9KPoliticsBook Review: Japan in the American Century
Kenneth Pyle's recent book on U.S.-Japan relations raises, but fails to entirely answer, important questions about the American role in democratising Japan.
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4.2KPoliticsLouder Than Bombs: Clashing Narratives of War Victimhood
Civilians killed in war are the subject of complex competing narratives - some promoted by parties as diverse as global superpowers and...
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6.9KSecurityFlagging Issues for Japan and South Korea
Japan withdrew from South Korea's International Fleet Review after a dispute over flags - which belies good progress in the nations' security...
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21.8KPoliticsYes, Japan Has Changed since World War II
August 15 marks 73 years since Japan surrendered. The hostilities initiated by Japan since 1937 killed over 30 million – a staggering...
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16.6KSocietyThe Dark Side of Japan’s “Okinawa Boom”
There is probably some hypocrisy in discussing the appropriation of Okinawan culture from an Okinawan restaurant that has recently opened in a...