Is it time Japan restored its military?
Japan’s post-war constitution explicitly outlaws war. But with Chinese aggression rising, is it time that Japan restored its military?
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Why are Chinese scrap metal merchants raiding WWII graves?
How a lucrative trade in WWII-era metal is leading to the disturbance of war graves throughout the Pacific.
Read moreThe United States, Japan, and the Subjugation of Okinawa
The relocation of the United States Marine Corps Base at Futenma, Okinawa, has long-been a controversial subject within Japanese politics. Plans to relocate the base to Camp Schwab, in the island’s far north, have stagnated in recent years as a result of prolonged local protest. Now, following the election of the pro-Tokyo mayoral candidate Taketoyo Toguchi in Okinawa’s Nago City,
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