In this interview with the Diplomat, I discuss the distinctions between patriotism and nationalism, and how both Shinzo Abe and the LDP shaded between them.
Tag: history education
Truth Telling and Reconciliation
My article for Newsweek Japan argues that when it comes to reconciling with its World War II adversaries, Japan should focus on truth-telling — not more apologies. The right “German model” for Japan to follow[…]
70 Years After
Before the confetti hit the floor on New Year’s 2015, people have been looking to August 15 and speculating how Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would handle the seventieth anniversary of the end of World[…]