Feb. 13, 2015 – Korean Government to “bolster education on wartime sex slaves” (Korea Times)
“The government will bolster education for school children on Japan’s sexual enslavement of Asian women during World War II to…
Feb. 11, 2015 – “‘Discordant harmony’ of Asian art” (Korea Herald)
“Contemporary art has become borderless, with visual presentations coming to focus less on national identity and more on individuality. In…
Feb. 11, 2015 – “How Two Small Rocks Stop Japan and South Korea Getting Along” (Bloomberg Business)
“Once a source of fortune for Japanese fishermen hunting sea lions and abalone, a pair of remote rocks is stopping…
Feb. 9, 2015 – “Japan to Open Military Aid Channel” (The Diplomat)
“Japan’s new Development Cooperation Charter will allow for non-combat military aid and prioritize Southeast Asia.”
Feb. 8, 2015 – Singaporean Views on Territorial Disputes in Asia (Strait Times)
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the city-state of Singapore, pragmatically argues that “disputes can be set aside” in…
Feb. 6, 2015 – “NHK Chief’s ‘Comfort Women’ Stance Reignites Debate Over Neutrality” (WSJ)
“The head of Japan’s national broadcaster said the station will be “very careful” about covering the issue of forced prostitution…
Feb. 5, 2015 – 19 U.S. Historians Unite to Condemn Abe’s Efforts to Revise History of ‘Comfort Women’ in U.S. Texbook
19 U.S.-based Historians, members of the American Historical Association, issued a collective statement entitled “Standing with Historians of Japan,” strongly condemning…
Feb. 3, 2015 – “Bread mimicking shape of Dokdo Appears in Korea” (Korea Bizwire)
“’Dokdo Bread’ made by a baker in his 40’s is the talk of town in Pohang, a southeastern port city in…