Political Science (1/2)

The Bonds of the Japan-US Alliance
The Japan-US Security Treaty was first signed in 1951, coinciding with the end of Allied occupation...

The Burden of the Past
The Burden of the Past reexamines the dispute over historical perception between Japan and South...

Examining Heisei Japan, vol. I
The passing of Emperor Shōwa marked the end of an era—an era memorable in both war and peace. As is...

Fencing in the Dark
Sino-Japanese relations were seriously rattled in September 2010 when a Chinese fishing boat rammed...

From Party Politics to Militarism in Japan, 1924–1941
The years in Japan between June 1924, when a coalition cabinet of three political parties was...

Hatred Has No Future
The year was 2002—the 30th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese relations but also a...

History, Memory, and Politics in Postwar Japan
Memories can be shared―or contested. Japan and Korea, just one case in point, share centuries of...

Japan in Asia
Official development assistance (ODA), direct investment in Southeast Asia, participation in the...

Japan's Approach to Legal and Judicial Development in Developing Countries
Beginning with the drafting of Vietnam’s civil law in 1996, the Japan International Cooperation...

Japan's Quest for Stability in Southeast Asia
More than any other region in the world, Asia has witnessed tremendous change in the post-war era....

Japan-China Relations through the Lens of Chinese Politics
Why is the relationship between Japan and China so volatile that it keeps fluctuating between...

The Japan-US Alliance of Hope
The Japan-US alliance has continued to deepen and develop for around sixty years, responding to the...