With the visit of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe to the United States this week, the prime minister will capture global attention during his historic speech to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. His grandfather,[…]
Remembering the War in Asia
It’s 70 years after World War II, and the whole world has been keenly watching Japan’s remembrance of this period. I’m quoted in this NYT article by Martin Fackler about the Japanese Emperor and Empress’s[…]
Inclusion and the US-Japan Alliance
My reflections, in this latest article in the National Interest, on the March 18, 2015 symposium at Waseda University — on what has changed, and not changed, since Robert Kennedy stood on the Okuma auditorium[…]