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Imperial Japan
4 Reasons Shinzo Abe Should Attend China’s WW2 Military Parade
By Dingding Chen
After all considerations, the benefits are greater than costs. Shinzo Abe should seize this golden opportunity.
Remembering History’s Mightiest Warship
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The brief look at the story behind the largest battleship ever constructed in naval history.
The CCP Didn’t Fight Imperial Japan; the KMT Did
By Zachary Keck
While the KMT military defended China against Japan during WWII, the CCP built up strength for the civil war.
Resolving Asia's History Wars Once and for All
By Zachary Keck
There's a painfully obvious solution to Asia’s history wars which no side even tries.
How Hiroshima and Nagasaki Saved Millions of Lives
By Zachary Keck
By showing the world the horrors of nuclear warfare, the atomic bombings made future ones much less likely.
China’s Changing Position on Japan’s History
By Zachary Keck
In recent years, China has significantly hardened its stance on Japan acknowledging its imperial past. Why?
S. Korean PM Nominee: Japan’s Occupation Was ‘God’s Will’
By Zachary Keck
A leaked video shows Park's prime minister nominee saying that Japan's occupation and Korea's division were "God's will."
Strategy 101: Know Thy Enemy, Know Thy Self
By James R. Holmes
Isoroku Yamamoto and Admiral Chester Nimitz's strategies were reciprocals of each other.
Germany Rebukes China’s Anti-Japan PR Campaign
By Zachary Keck
Berlin strongly rebuffed Beijing’s efforts to use Germany’s wartime past to shame Japan during Xi’s trip to Germany.
US Asia Policy: Straight From the 1930s
By Zachary Keck
U.S. policy to China today closely resembles the policy it pursed toward Japan… before Pearl Harbor
How Imperial Japan Shaped Modern China
A new book explores how Japan’s brutal occupation is still shaping Sino-Japanese relations.
Present at Creation: How I Pioneered Drone Warfare
Not targeting al-Qaeda to keep its ranks thin is like not battling Japan for fear of creating kamikaze pilots.