Jews and China
Jewish Conspiracy Theories Find an Audience in ChinaAnti-Jewish content and conspiracies take up significant real estate among the top results on Chinese media platforms including Douyin, WeChat and...
View ArticleNo surprise here - Chiune Sugihara is not what Conservative Japan wants him...
Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler’Jewish Telegraphic Agency, BY JORDYN HAIME JULY 19, 2023 See original for pictures and linksYAOTSU, Japan...
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Unveiling of Nurse Bullwinkel statue and Bangka Island rapes and massacre
Miniature of Nurse Bullwinkel statueOn August 1, 2023 Washington, DC time or August 2 Australian time the installation of the Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel statue will take place. It is the first...
View ArticleJapan's Middle East Diplomacy
Kishida’s Halfway Political LeadershipBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunJuly 24,...
View ArticleContested History's Shadow
US Moves To Lock In Gains At Camp David Trilateral SummitBy Daniel Sneider, Lecturer, International Policy at Stanford University and APP memberFirst published in The Oriental Economist, August 14,...
View ArticleThe Lessons of August 15, 1945
On August 15, 78 years ago, Japan's Emperor Hirohito broadcast to his subjects "that our empire accepts the provisions of their [the Allies] Joint Declaration [of the Powers, Potsdam Declaration]."The...
View ArticleNothing New
Kishida Preserves His AdministrationBy Takuya Nishimura, Former Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido...
View ArticleJapan at the UN General Assembly
PM Kishida Defends Human Dignity at the UNOr Does He?By Takuya Nishimura, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
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Monday October 3, 2023 Events on Asia
ALLIED PERSPECTIVES ON SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORT CONTROLS. 10/2, 10:00-11:30am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Gregory C. Allen, Editor of the report and CSIS director; Emily Benson, Director,...
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What did the Okinawa Governor say in Geneva?
On September 18, 2023, Denny Tamaki, Governor of Okinawa, Japan under the auspices of Shimin Gaikou Centre (Citizens' Diplomatic Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) testified to the session...
View ArticleKishida's Political Calculations
Kishida’s Economic Measures Have Political MotivationsBy Takuya Nishimura, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
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Monday October 9, 2023 Asia Events
Monday October 9 is a national holiday in the United States. It is Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day. All businesses and government are closed. GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX 2023. 10/9,...
View ArticleThe Kishida Administration’s Second Anniversary:
Few Accomplishments Lots of PoliticsBy Takuya Nishimura, Senior Fellow, retired Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
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Monday Asia Events, October 16, 2023
JAPAN’S MIDDLE POWER DIPLOMACY IN AN ERA OF U.S.-CHINA RIVALRY. 10/16, 8:00-9:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Quincy Institute. Speakers: Mike Mochizuki, Japan-US Relations Chair in Memory of Gaston...
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Monday Asia Events October 23, 2023
CHINA’S STANDING IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH – TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BELT AND ROAD FORUM. 10/23, 9:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Atlantic Council. Speakers: Victoria Chonn-Ching, Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic...
View ArticleJapan Plays Catch-up
Japan: Caught Between Israel and GazaBy Takuya Nishimura, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido...
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Monday Asia Events, October 30, 2023
DARK FLEET AND MARITIME DANGERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. 10/30, 6:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS). Speaker: Samir Madani, Co-Founder of TankerTrackers.com....
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Monday Asia Events, November 7, 2023
ASSESSING US-CHINA INTERACTION AT APEC. 11/6, Noon-1:00pm(PT), HYBRID. Sponsors: Brookings & CISAC. Speakers: Colin H. Kahl, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies;...
View ArticleHow Stable is Kishida's Government?
Japan’s By-elections Generate InstabilityBy Takuya Nishimura, Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with...
View ArticleInternal Discord in Japan Continues to Erode Kishida's Administration
Kishida Takes Friendly Fire from his PartyBy Takuya Nishimura, Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with...
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