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Japan: The People and “its” Military – an ambivalent Relationship

Posted on November 10, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

If the military is not shown trust or respect by its own people, how shall professional pride develo... Read More

History/True Info Japan

Japan and Jewish Refugees during World War II _ Diplomat Chiune Sugihara (1900 – 1986)

Posted on November 4, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

Diplomat Chiune Sugihara (1900 – 1986) Sugihara was the vice consul for the Japanese consulate in Ka... Read More

History/True Info Japan

Japan and Jewish Refugees during World War II _ Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi (1888 – 1970)

Posted on November 4, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi (1888 – 1970) Higuchi learned the Russian language during his st... Read More

History/True Info Japan

Big Difference between Maternal Empress and Female Empress

Posted on October 27, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

The 125th Emperor of Japan Akihito is going to abdicate the throne on April 30, 2019. The Crown Prin... Read More

Foreign affairs/True Info Japan

Japan’s “trade dispute” with South Korea and history

Posted on October 25, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

The current trade dispute between Japan and South Korea is reported in the context of the history of... Read More

China/International Politics

China – International Ambition and domestic Reality

Posted on March 30, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

China’s statements to Taiwan are leading interest from tense domestic politics to foreign poli... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

A New Power Balance in East Asia after the INF Termination?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

The Termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) has been seen a wake-up call f... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

America’s new Focus on Taiwan

Posted on September 20, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen made stopovers in America during her trip to Paraguay and Belize in ... Read More

Foreign affairs/True Info Japan

The Yasukuni Shrine Dispute – Neglecting Japan’s domestic Politics and thinking about the War Histories

Posted on August 7, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

Closing in upon Japan’s commemoration of war’s end on August 15th, the question of whether the Japan... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

A Different Focus on the Korean Peninsula

Posted on June 21, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

Right after the meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, US President Donald Trump announced an interm... Read More

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Kumiko Ahr
Kumiko Ahr

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