How women have to make their voices heard
Shelter for comfort women survivors in Yeon-nam dong, SeoulGrandmother Lee Yong-soo tells Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lim Sung-Nam Lim what she thinksthe Korean Government negotiating for them...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, January 4, 2016
Washingtonians return slowly from the holidays, grumpy but happy to get away from the family. Universities are still on break and think tankers will slowly return from their vacations this week. The...
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No kniefall from Abe
December 7, 1970, Warsaw Ghetto‘Comfort women’ problem requires a grand gestureby Jeff Kingston is the director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan and an APP memberThe Japan Times, January 9,...
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Monday in Washington, January 11,2016
Coming of Age Day in Japan HolidayJAPAN-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR A U.S. ROLE IN HISTORICAL RECONCILIATION IN EAST ASIA. 1/11, 9:00am-Noon. Sponsor: Asia Program, Wilson Center. Speakers...
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Japan’s Largest and Most Influential Rightwing Organization
An Introduction to Nippon Kaigi [Japan Council/Conference]by Shinogase Yuji, Hayashi Keita and Sato Kei, Tokyo Shimbun journalists.This article appeared in Tokyo Shimbun, July 31, 2014, Translated by...
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Japan-ROK pact on ‘comfort women’
all three ships eventually became troop/POW transportsWill it help heal the wounds?by Dr. Mike M. Mochizuki, holds the Japan-US Relations Chair in Memory of Gaston Sigur at George Washington...
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Australian Broadcasting Corp. Lateline, December 2, 2015By David McNeill who writes for The Independent and other publications, including The Irish Times and The Economist. An Asia-Pacific Journal...
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Monday in Washington, January 25, 2016
Washington had a record breaking snow storm over the weekend. The airports will not open until Monday. Thus, it is unlikely that many of these events will take place. Call or check online before you...
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Monday in Washington, February 1, 2016
DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT. 2/1, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers: Michael E. O'Hanlon, Co-Director, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence; Robert Kagan,...
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Alarm over deadening of Japan's press
Hiroko Kuniya’s ouster deals another blow to quality journalism in JapanBy Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan and APP memberTHE JAPAN TIMES, JAN 23, 2016, Hiroko Kuniya,...
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Monday in Washington, February 8, 2016
AUSTRALIA'S OPPORTUNITIES IN SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 2/8, 9:30-11:00am. Sponsor: CSIS. Andrew Shearer, Former National Security Adviser of Australia, Moderated by: Daniel F. Runde,...
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I was not a willing Comfort Woman
Jan Ruff-O'Herne, 93-year-old Australian former 'comfort woman', still waiting for apology from JapanABC News, AustraliaBy Philip WilliamsJan Ruff-O'Herne, 93, stands in the front garden of her...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule June 8-14, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015AM(Local time in German)Hold talks with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron in Schloss ElmauAttend the G7 Summit, discuss energy, climate change, and...
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USJI Week in Washington February 22-26, 2016
US-JAPAN RESEARCHESTABLISHING A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Emerging opportunities for international collaboration on SDG’s. 2/23, 10:30-11:50am, Washington DC. Sponsor: U.S.-Japan...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule June 15-21, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015AM08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)09:44 Depart from private residence09:58 Arrive at office11:16 Accept an interview with the monthly magazine...
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Monday in Washington, February 15, 2016
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY: NEW SPHERES OF INFLUENCE? 2/22, 9:00am-3:00pm. Sponsor: SAIS, Johns Hopkins. Speakers: John Herbst, Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Ivan Vejvoda, Vice President,...
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Comfort Women "Her"story in Washington
Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Dutch former sex slavesOn December 28, 2015, the Foreign Ministers of Japan and South Korea issued a joint statement on the issue of ‘comfort women’. In the December...
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Asia in Washington Week of February 29-March 4, 2016
A DEBATE: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH VS. CONGRESSIONAL PREROGATIVES IN NATIONAL SECURITY DECISIONS. 2/29, 11:00am-1:00pm. Sponsor: American Foreign Policy Council. Speakers: Louis Fisher, Former...
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Monday in Washington, March 7, 2016
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BANKERS ANNUAL WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. 3/7-8. Speakers include: Hon. Nathan Sheets, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, who will give the...
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The ever-shifting sands of Japanese apologies
By Tessa Morris-Suzuki, an ARC Laureate Fellow based at the School of Culture, History and Language, at the College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University and an APP member.East...
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