George and Junichiro, two great buddies (if the Japanese media is to be believed) meet again, on 15 and 16 November, in…
The Magic Nearly four years after he was first elected Prime Minister, promising to “reform” Japan even if it meant destroying his…
No country is closer to Japan than Korea. From ancient times, the two neighbors have enjoyed intimate exchanges. Yet today Japan has…
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How different the 60th anniversaries of the end of World War II in Europe and in Asia. In the former, German participation…
On 13 June 2005, the doors of the White House Oval Office opened to admit a young (37 year-old) Korean man named…
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With the lunar New Year in Northeast Asia, the darkness of winter recedes, a pale sun gains strength, daylight hours lengthen and…
For three years and nine months to August 1945, the US and Japan fought bitterly and without quarter. By then, much of…
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