The Asia-Pacific Journal
The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus is an online publication that undergoes peer review and offers in-depth insights into the various factors influencing the Asia-Pacific region and the globe. With a subscriber base of 17,000 and an active following of 19,000 on Facebook and Twitter, the journal delves into topics such as geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations, and environmental issues in both modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific. While subscribers enjoy free access to the journal, their financial support helps sustain our publishing efforts.
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Mar 13, 2024 |
apjjf.org | David McNeill
Abstract: A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Japan has dealt the conservative right another blow in the comfort women issue. In this article, David McNeill places the court’s decision to uphold an order forcing the city of Nagoya to pay its promised share of the budget for the 2019 Aichi Triennale — despite the controversial artworks displayed there — in the context of a broader campaign by the right to realign history in accordance with Japanese government objectives.
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Aug 18, 2023 |
apjjf.org | Jeff Kingston
Abstract: The assassination of Abe Shinzo in July 2022 not only felled a political giant, but also propelled the government to seek dissolution of the Unification Church (UC), known as the Moonies in the Anglophone world, because the gunman told police that he targeted Japan’s longest serving prime minister (2012–2020) due to his links with the UC.
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