Interview – Céline Pajon
Céline Pajon talks to us about the impact of Abenomics, France-Japan relations, as well as Japan’s increasing assertiveness and France’s role in the Asia-Pacific region.
Interview – Tomohiko Taniguchi
Tomohiko Taniguchi shares his views on Japan’s global standing, its foreign relations with the EU and its Northeast neighbours, and the impact of ‘Abenomics’ policies.
The Transnational in China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Sino-Japanese Relations
Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Japan seem to display a plethora of unresolved issues that strain the ties between the two countries.
Evolution of Sino-Japanese Relations: Implications for Northeast Asia and Beyond
China and Japan regularly hold bilateral talks and participate in multilateral discussions about regional cooperation, but trust deficits keep the two nations apart.
Telling the Story of the Comfort Women
By telling the story of the comfort women and identifying all responsible parties, a future world can be built where all women will experience dignity and respect.
The Comfort Women Controversy in the American Public Square
A prevalent mindset existed, and is deeply rooted, among both the Japanese and American military that women were expected to provide sexual services to their soldiers.
The Unusual Case of Taiwan
Unlike Korea, Taiwan has built monuments to pay homage to Japan, honoring the contribution that Japan made to Taiwan during the colonial period, including comfort women.
Opposition to Comfort Women Memorials in the United States
Many suggest that Japanese crimes pale in comparison to Western imperialism which was not characterized by the progress and prosperity that Japanese colonialism produced.
The Competing Narratives of Statue Politics
Evidence is manifest that many tens of thousands of Korean women were deceptively recruited or forced into sexual servitude in the years leading up to and throughout WWII.
Introducing ‘Park Statue Politics’
This book explains, critiques, and expands on the narratives regarding the memorials erected in the US to honor female victims of the comfort women system established by the Japanese military from 1937 to 1945.
