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The Self-Defense Forces and Postwar Politics in Japan
In 1947, Japan eternally renounced war and the possession of armed forces with its constitution....
Self-Respect and Independence of Mind
It is said that Japan is currently experiencing its third opening to the outside world. However, in...
Shidehara Kijuro and His Time
The Constitution of Japan is often described as a pacifist constitution for its Article 9...
Shigemitsu and Togo and Their Time
The Kwangtung Army’s invasion of Manchuria in 1931 was a clear demonstration of the military’s...
Soetsu Yanagi
● Sixteen incisive essays by Soetsu Yanagi, founder of the Japanese folk craft movement and author...
The Story of Japan's Ohmi Merchants
From its very origins, Ohmi was a highly developed region bordering Kyoto, the center of political...
Sugihara Chiune
Sugihara Chiune was a diplomat who saved more than several thousand lives from the Nazis and...
The Tokyo Trial
The Tokyo Trial, like the Nuremberg Trial, was unique as a judicial event. Presided over by eleven...
Toward Creation of a New World History
Today, as globalization deepens daily and the world becomes increasingly integrated, the time has...
Toward the Abe Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II
In 2015 as the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the...
Toward the Meiji Revolution
In 2018, Japan marked the 150th anniversary of the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate and the...
Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands
In recent decades, Okinawan cuisine has earned a place in the Japanese food scene due to its...
