In the West, it is often forgotten that 1945 marks the end of not only the second world war but also of a much longer period of political and social upheaval in Asia.
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Disputes over intellectual property and car parts are emerging as last-minute hurdles as negotiators race to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of elections.
Japan has higher debt levels than Greece and yet it doesn’t need international bailouts. Why?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were but two cataclysms among many: in the literal sense, they were unremarkable.
Japan has never apologised for many of the things it did during World War II – and nor does it tell its schoolchildren about them.
US military censors contained information after the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leaving Americans with a limited understanding of the impact of radiation.
The average age of survivors is now 80. In five years, very few of these first-hand witnesses will be around to remember the event. Many of their stories are in danger of being lost forever.
The dogged commitment to peace that set in after the atomic bombings of Japan is in danger of disappearing for good.
In the wake of the atomic bombs, a number of Japanese animators would question mankind’s relationship with technology.
John Hersey’s article Hiroshima (1946) is seminal in historical and literary terms: the shocking realities of the atomic bomb demanded a new way of writing.
Japanese negotiators in Maui appear to be bending to American pressure to accept more US rice imports. The flood of grain, local farmers say, will end their way of life.
The Confederate flag isn’t the only one with a violent past.
While Australians understand the political benefits of free trade agreements, many remain divided on the economic merit.
The fierce debate in the US Congress that almost derailed the president’s trade agenda is likely to replay itself in many of the 11 other capitals that are party to the deal.
Despite G7 climate pledge, the country isn’t embracing renewables.
Japan has spent decades proudly staying out of military matters, but China’s maritime belligerence has changed all that.
Japan has the most powerful seismic network in the world. And this network is throwing out some warning signs.
The fog of the second world war and the murkiness of the post-war settlement laid the contours of Asia’s complex and uncertain strategic landscape.
Japan’s proposed new program to kill whales for science has been rejected by an international expert panel.
The battle was among the bloodiest of World War II and left scars that still linger today.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Faculty (Japan Campus), Temple University
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Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University
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Lecturer in International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy, University of East Anglia
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Loughborough University
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Lecturer, Language and Culture, Keele University
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Antarctic Law Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Department of English Language & Literature, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, Japanese Studies, University of New England
