She Began with Japanese American History. Then She Made Things Up.

In her sprawling new novel, Karen Tei Yamashita sprinkles fanciful details (a trombone narrator!) into the bracing story of ...
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He attacked Pearl Harbor - then helped Toyota take over America

This video tells the extraordinary true story of Kazuo Sakamaki, the first Japanese prisoner of war captured by the United States during World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After surviving ...
Council on Foreign Relations

The Battle of Attu

It was site of the only land battle fought on U.S. soil during World War II. And in proportional terms, it was one of the ...
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Japan’s New Defense Export Policy: Will Industry Seize the Day?

Japan’s historic relaxation of its defense export restrictions opens the door for its defense industry to expand globally.
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World War II: The day Japan surrendered

Victory over Japan Day, or VJ-Day, is commemorated as the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II. The Pacific Ocean ...
The Diplomat

Allies at War: Japan-US Relations From the War on Terror to Today’s Iran Conflict

Insights from Tokyo’s handling of the Iraq War could help Japan navigate the current demands from the United States regarding ...