The frist article discuss the textbook issue in Japan. The other two articles discuss the tension between Japan and China on the history issue:
Japanese Textbook Controversies, Nationalism, and Historical Memory: Intra- and Inter-national Conflicts, Japan Focus, June 2009
China-Japan Tensions, 1995-2006: Why They Happened, What to Do, Brookings Institution, June 2009
China’s Other Massacre, Foreign Policy, June 2009
Articles below discuss return of WWII veterans from Burma to China, Taiwanese President Mao’s potential meeting with Chinese President Hu, and Chinese businessmen’s visit at Taiwan:
WWII Veterans Return from Burma after 67 Years, China Degital Times, May 31, 2009
Taiwan president may meet China’s Hu – paper, Malaysia Star, June 11, 2009
China sends large group to buy Taiwanese goods, Associated Press, May 31, 2009
Filed under: China, China-Japan, China-Korea, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, Korea
China halted its official exchanges with North Korea after its second nuclear test. The articles below also introduce responses from other countries such as South Korea, Japan, and the United States:
SKorean nuclear envoy says he will visit China, AFP, June 9, 2009
‘An Act of State Terrorism By North Korea’, Fox News, June 9, 2009
China pressed on N.Korea, Straits Times, June 7, 2009
Hatoyama, Lee agree China key in North U.N. resolution, Japan Times, June 6, 2009
China’s ties with North Korea fraying, JoongAng Daily, June 6, 2009
Japan plans missile early warning system, Reuters, June 2, 2009
China Suspends North Korea Exchanges, Yonhap Reports (Update1), Bloomberg, June 1, 2009
The power of presidential restraint, Boston Globe, June 1, 2009
North Korea’s Point of View, Seoul Times, June 2009
The Japanese Skeleton In Kim’s Closet, Forbes, May 31, 2009
Gates Looks to Tougher Approach on North Korea, May 30, 2009
The artciles below include: Statement by President Obama’s nominee to the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Remarks by the US Special Representative for North Korea Policy at the Korea Society Annual Dinner; Review of “The Uses and Abuses of History” by Margaret Macmillan; and Japan’s Reform of the Ministry of Defense Reform:
President Obama’s Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State, Jun 10, 2009
Getting the history and the politics wrong, Tribune
Remarks at the Korea Society Annual Dinner, US Department of State, June 9, 2009
Defense Ministry pushes for more policy control, Japan Times, June 5, 2009
The article describes history surrounding the Gate of Independence in South Korea:
Gate of independence, spirit of triumph, JoongAng Daily, June 8, 2009
Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese Ambasaddor to the Untied States, the 73 surviving POWs of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines in April 1942 during World War II:
Japan Apologizes for Bataan Death March, ABC News, May 30, 2009
Opinion: Unsung heroes of Bataan Death March never received their due, Mercury News, May 24, 2009
While the film receives postive reviews, the director receives death threats:
Showing the Glimmer of Humanity Amid the Atrocities of War, New York Times, May 22, 2009
EXPOSING THE ‘TRUTH’ ABOUT THE NANKING MASSACRE, MSNBC, May 22, 2009
Film on Nanjing massacre shows Japanese soldiers in new light, Los Angels Times, May 21, 2009
The articles below show varying reactions from the US, CHina, South Korea, and Japan to North Korea’s second nuclear experiment:
Bruce Cumings: Latest North Korea Provocations Stem from Missed US Opportunities for Demilitarization, Ddemocracy Now!, May 29, 2009
Squeeze Pyongyang gently, Japan Times, June 1, 2009
Why We Know North Korea Is Bluffing, Fox News, May 29, 2009
North Korea’s nuclear test puts China in a tight spot, Guardian, May 29, 2009
Understanding China’s Approach to North Korea, Huffington Post, May 29, 2009
U.S. grapples with idea of permanent nuclear N.Korea, Reuters, May 29, 2009
Why China Won’t Do More With North Korea, Washington Post, May 2009
Facing Down North Korea With Weak Words, CBS, May 27, 2009
Bolton: We Need to Apply More Pressure to North Korea’s Regime, Fox News, May 27, 2009
Backgrounder: History of DPRK nuclear issue, People’s Daily Online, May 26, 2009
China ‘resolutely opposed’ to NKorean nuke test, Associated Press, May 25, 2009
JUDITH MILLER: The Key to Reining In North Korea? It’s China, Stupid…, Fox News, May 25, 2009
North Korea may test missile, says Japan, Gulf Times, May 22, 2009
Hiraoka calls for nuke-free zones, Japan Times, May 21, 2009
Hisahiko Okazaki: The Perry Approach to Pyongyang, Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2009
News on Japanese anti-nuclear movements and China’s demand for the US and Russia to reduce the number of their nuclear weapons:
Japan pins hopes on U.S. for global abolition of nuclear weapons, Mainichi Shimbun, May 27, 2009
China calls on US, Russia to cut their nuclear arsenals, Taipei Times, May 24, 2009
Protests as nuclear fuel ship docks in Japan, AFP, May 17, 2009
Korean memories of Japanese invasion and occupation:
Gateway to the Joseon capital, JoongAng Daily, May 18, 2009
Nat`l Museum of Korea to Attract 10 Mlnth Visitor, Dong-A Ilbo, May 16, 2009
