Tag: Japan

Margaret Sanger in Japan

Despite public interest, the Japanese government curtailed the spread of contraceptives.

The Economic Puzzle of Japan

Socio-political factors may explain Japan’s perplexing stagnation in the global economy.

The Rivaling Narratives of WWII

Decades after the war’s end, Obama steps into Asia’s history debates in Hiroshima.

The Strange New Ordinary

One Japanese film offers a window into the lived experience of the country’s recessionary period.

Tokyo’s Red-Light District

Selling love, romance, and companionship for wealthy women seeking an escape.

An Unleashed Power

From Japan, to Cuba, to Iran—three snapshots of a world changed by nuclear weapons.

Cherry Blossoms & Confederate Flags

On the power of symbols and their contested meanings.

Competing for Global Talent

How South Korea can leverage brain drain to shore up its competitive edge.

Why Dr. King Opposed the Atomic Bomb

On the intersections of civil rights, anticolonialism, and nuclear disarmament.