Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "world war ii"
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Society
Ramseyer and the Right-Wing Ecosystem Suffocating Japan
In Japan, many right wing revisionist groups continue to glorify its wartime legacy, seeking to validate their versions of the past however...
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2021 US-Japan Relations
Increasing Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance in Okinawa is Not a Pipedream
The ongoing political impasse between Japan’s central government in Tokyo and the Okinawa prefectural government over U.S. military basing threatens the long-term...
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7.2KPoliticsRepeating Past Mistakes in Japan-Korea Reconciliation
A bill in South Korea's parliament seeks reconciliation with Japan by resolving historical disputes - but it repeats the mistakes of past...
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5.8KPoliticsBook 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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21.7KPoliticsYes, 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...