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Japan wartime history
August 20, 2015
Ichiro Ozawa: Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of WWII
By Ichiro Ozawa
"Japan still has not become a nation that truly understands democracy."
August 15, 2015
Abe Stokes History Wars by Avoiding Apology
By Jeff Kingston
With his 70th anniversary statement, the Japanese prime minister fails the test of history.
July 31, 2015
Japan and Asia: Dances with the Dragon
By Yo-Jung Chen
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s regional diplomacy has been dominated by Japan’s past and China’s future.
July 31, 2015
Lingering Ghosts: World War II and the Shaping of Modern Asia
By Paul French
How the war’s end brought the end of colonialism, the arrival of communism, and the rise of political dynasties.
July 20, 2015
Shinzo Abe and the Japanese Constitution
By Jared Genser and Michelle Brignone
When it comes to his new security legislation, the prime minister should listen to the Japanese people.
May 13, 2015
Abe’s Japan Cannot Apologize for the Pacific War
By J. Kevin Baird
Yasukuni Shrine will continue to compromise any apology that Japan’s leaders can offer.
April 29, 2015
Rethinking Japan's Record on Apologies
By Ken Marotte
Although hardly without blemish, Japan has been remarkably forthcoming about its wartime past.
April 29, 2015
Shinzo Abe’s High-Wire U.S. Visit
By Bruce Klingner
Can the Japanese prime minister address the past and provide a vision for future cooperation?
April 27, 2015
Shinzo Abe’s Ill-Timed Speech
By Edward Jackfert
Addressing the U.S. Congress on Hirohito’s birthday is an insult to Pacific War veterans.
March 20, 2015
A Strategy for Japan’s Public Diplomacy in the United States
By Marta McLellan Ross
Japan has lost ground to Korea and China in U.S. public perceptions. Here’s what it can do about it.
December 13, 2014
China's Nanjing Massacre Publicity Push
By Shannon Tiezzi
China focused media attention on the Nanjing Massacre ahead of the first National Memorial Day on December 13.
July 09, 2014
Imbalance Drives the Sino-Japan Split
By Clint Richards
Militarism could exacerbate problems already emerging in their drifting economic ties.