historical revisionism Archives

April 24, 2017 Special Forum

The Case of Japan

Japan has never been so closely attached to the United States as it is today. The military alliance has reached an apogee different from Japan’s hands-off approach to […]

Gilbert Rozman

Anti-Americanism, bubble economy, Donald Trump, Hiroshima bombing, historical revisionism, pacifism, Pearl Harbor, TPP, Yasukuni Shrine

June 18, 2015 Review Article

‘The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States’

Brad Glosserman and Scott A. Snyder, The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States, (New York: Columbia University Press, 2015). As we approach […]

Sharon Yoon

historical revisionism, reconciliation, Shinzo Abe

May 19, 2015 Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (May 2015)

The Park administration’s diplomatic strategy was tested in the last two months concerning AIIB and Japan. On AIIB, while Seoul kept silent about its decision before joining as […]

Editorial Staff

AIIB, historical revisionism, Kono Statement, THAAD

May 15, 2015 National Commentaries

A US Perspective

"Reading Abe’s Washington Visit" A View from Washington Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s visit to Washington produced major developments in Japan-US relations, particularly security relations. A […]

Larry A. Niksch

historical revisionism, Korea Fatigue, normal nation, trilateral cooperation

May 15, 2015 National Commentaries

A Japanese Perspective

"Reading Abe’s Washington Visit" A View from Tokyo Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s visit to the United States drew widespread praise in both Tokyo and Washington, […]

Kazuhiko Togo

China’s rise, collective self-defense, historical revisionism, Korea Fatigue, TPP

May 15, 2015 National Commentaries

A South Korean Perspective

"Reading Abe’s Washington Visit" A View from Seoul From the standpoint of what Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and President Barack Obama wanted to achieve during […]

Lee Chung Min*

China’s rise, comfort women, historical revisionism, Kono Statement, territorial issues

March 2, 2015 Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (February 2015)

South Korea preoccupied Japanese media more than China, recognized as a threat, North Korea, posing an ever greater threat, and Russia, which was transfixing the media elsewhere. Conservatives […]

Editorial Staff

historical revisionism, Murayama Statement, Yasukuni Shrine

December 4, 2014 National Commentaries