The Value of Understanding East Asian History in Addressing Current Regional Tensions
October 30, 2017Author: David C. Kang
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 8
Many in the foreign policy community view China’s rise and potential displacement of the United States as the world’s most powerful country as one of the most consequential developments of the 21st century. In assessing this development and addressing potential associated problems, looking at historical parallels may offer important lessons. However, there has been a tendency to focus more on examples from western history rather than Asian despite a wealth of analogous developments in the region where China is located.
Tags: history, Imjin War, Thucydides Trap, U.S.-China relations
The Roots and Realities of Japan’s Cyber-Nationalism
January 29, 2016Author: Furuya Tsunehira
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
The prevalence of anti-Korean and anti-Chinese hate speech on Japanese websites has raised concerns about the spread of a virulent strain of right-wing cyber-nationalism in Japan. Furuya Tsunehira traces the rise of Japan’s “Internet right-wingers” and dispels some myths about their identity and potential impact.
Tags: China, cyber-nationalism, extremism, history, internet, Japan, Korea, LDP, media, nationalism, nippon.com, right-wing, South Korea, ultra-nationalism, world cup, World War II, xenophobia
Younger Generations in Japan Should Learn About History
October 13, 2015Author: Yonhap News Agency
Categories: In the News
Sasakawa USA Chairman and CEO Admiral Dennis Blair provides comments on Japan-ROK relations in an interview with Yonhap News Agency.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, comfort women, history, Japan, japan-korea, reconciliation, Republic of Korea, yonhap news agency
Group seeking proper accounting of Japan’s wartime past doubles in size
May 20, 2015Author: Asahi Shimbun
Categories: Daily Japan News
A group of scholars calling on Japan to provided a more unbiased account of wartime affairs has doubled in size in two weeks.
Tags: history, Japan, open letter, scholarship, war
Full text of ‘Open letter in support of historians in Japan’
May 8, 2015Author: Mainichi Shimbun
Categories: Daily Japan News
The full text of a recent letter by a group of Japanese scholars urging the Japanese government to address the nation’s history during World War II.
Tags: historians, history, open letter, World War II