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What Is a 'Class-A War Criminal'? More on the Yasukuni Controversy
The complications of wartime memory, continued
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Yasukuni, Yūshūkan: Yes, There Is More
"Love the sinner, hate the sin," as rendered into Japanese.
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'Stop Talking About Yasukuni; the Real Problem Is Yūshūkan'
Why a museum matters more than a shrine.
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But Wait, There's More: Yasukuni, Arlington, Doolittle, and LeMay
More on "victors' justice" and the standards by which we judge the brutality of war.
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Why Yasukuni Matters: The Snarls of Asian History
The many layers of past, present, and future exposed by one minor-seeming episode.
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Crowdsourcing the Yasukuni Question: From Tokyo to Philadelphia
One American president, two possible analogies.
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Why Yasukuni Is Different From Auschwitz
In symbolism, it's worse.
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Our New Champion in Self-Defeating Soft Power: Japan
Only one step could have made conditions worse among Japan, China, and South Korea, with spillover effects on America. That is the step Japan's prime minister has just taken.
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False Equivalence Watch: East Asia / Mea Culpa Edition
It's not just for Americans any more.
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Today's Alarming Japan-China Charts
World War II was a long time ago, but bad feelings are ever-refreshed.
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Krugman, Fingleton, and Japan
The "basket case" of the world economy looks stronger than many others do.
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Eamonn Fingleton Makes a $10,000 Offer
A guest-blogger puts his money where his mouth is
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The Zipper Streets of Ikebukuro
Those tricky Dutch! Their secret to success in zipper-street operations.
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Security Theater: The Ripple Effects (updated)
The Japanese keep puzzling about how to cope with U.S. security rules
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More on Chalmers Johnson
A man who made a difference through force of mind
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Chalmers Johnson
An influential writer about China, Japan, and America is gone
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Security Theater: The Ripples Spread to Japan
Here is one way to reduce imports from Japan
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Poor Little (Rich) Japan
Everything you read tells you that Japan has "failed." Don't believe everything you read.
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A Japan That Can 'Just Relax'
As Japan has lost intensity over the past generation, maybe it has gained perspective, and a healthier balance in life
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Our Life in Japan
A look back at Japan during the boom years
