China The living ghosts of 1945 haunt Asia’s rival powers August 14, 2015 0 Written by Nick Bisley. Following the devastation of twin atomic attacks, Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the Allied forces on August 15, 1945. Seventy years…
China 70 Years of ‘Cold Peace’ and ‘Cold War’ in East Asia Coming to an End? August 7, 2015 0 Written by Christian Wirth. 70 years passed since Emperor Hirohito declared Imperial Japan’s surrender and ended what is often referred to as The Pacific War. 25…
China Taiwan and the Diaoyutai Spat: Is All that Noise Really Necessary? July 29, 2015 0 Written by J. Michael Cole. If a few years ago you had asked people outside the region whether they had ever heard about the Diaoyutai islets,…
China Why Chopsticks? Their Origin and Development in Asian Culinary Culture July 29, 2015 0 Written by Q. Edward Wang. Chopsticks are ubiquitous in Asia. They are so essential for one’s daily life in the region, or the “chopsticks cultural sphere”…
Japan Why do flags matter? The case of Japan July 22, 2015 0 Written by Takashi Yoshida. On Friday July 10, after a week of emotional debate between legislators, the Confederate flag came down on the South Carolina State House…
China China, Japan and the Media: The Politics and Business of Selective Remembering June 27, 2015 0 Written by Wanning Sun. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of China’s ‘War against the Japanese Invasion’. It may therefore be an opportune…
Japan German icons of leadership and remembrance: Lessons for Abe? June 17, 2015 0 Written by Patrick Flamm. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Tokyo in March this year, the revival of the old comparison between the alleged model…
China Why Fresh Thinking on the South China Sea is a Problem June 16, 2015 0 Written by Kerry Brown. Almost certainly one of the headaches that a new American president will have to start engaging with when they finally come into…
Collective Defence ISIS and Abe’s security agenda February 11, 2015 0 Written by Sebastian Maslow. Japan was shocked by the killings of freelance journalist Kenji Goto and security consultant Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist group known as…
International Relations Netanyahu’s ‘Look East’ Pitch Is Incomplete January 23, 2015 0 Written by Niv Horesh. Last week saw a rare visit by a Japanese Prime Minster to Israel. In view of Jerusalem’s increasingly troubled relations with…
