U.S., Japan both grappling with history issues
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Both the U.S. and Japan continue to face contentious history issues, Christopher Nelson, Sasakawa USA’s Fellow for U.S.-Asia Relations said in an opinion piece by Temple University’s Jeff Kingston published in the Japan Times.
Tags: charlottesville, chris nelson, christopher nelson, comfort women, historical revisionism, Japan, jeff kingston, Korea, revisionism, WWII
Commentary on denuclearization of North Korea cites Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob
Categories: In the News
A commentary article published in the Japan Times references a recent op-ed by Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob explaining why encouraging Japan to play the nuclear card won’t advance the denuclearization of North Korea. The February 25 article, by author Jeff Kingston, the director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, references other experts to support his argument that going nuclear “won’t make Japan safer and won’t lighten the American security burden.”
Tags: China, daniel bob, genron npo, Japan, japan times, jeff kingston, Korea, North Korea, Nuclear, South Korea, temple