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Were Wen Jiabao to visit Yasukuni in the course of his visit to Japan this week, he would find the Shinto shrine's cherry trees in late bloom, raining white petals with every breeze. But such serenity would quickly be disrupted by the contents of a shrine that honors Japanese...
Although Abe's stance on "comfort women" looks set to spark a new wave of outrage in the region, in reality the Prime Minister is simply drifting back toward the right-wing opinions he expressed as a legislator. More interesting is why he's choosing to do so now. One...
This isn't to say that Japanese views on the massacre are monolithic. The right-wingers "aren't really reflective of public opinion," says Jeff Kingston, a professor of Japanese history at Temple University's Tokyo campus. "Public opinion does accept responsibility for the war and does feel Japan should...
Over the next few months, the revisionist view will come under even more cinematic fire. The rights to Chang's book have been acquired by producer Gerald Green and director Simon West (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), who will soon start filming a $38 million project. California-based writer and producer...
That anniversary is partly why Nanjing is arousing such interest; as Guttentag says, it's "a round number that'll get everybody's attention." Creative competition is another factor. The completion of Nanking "pushes the other people to get their projects made," says Leonsis. And, of course, the issues involved...