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Category Archives: Japan
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
This 2010 book was made into a terrific 2022 HBO series. The first foreigner to write for Japan’s biggest newspaper is the author Jake Edelstein from Missouri. Here are some highlights from the book: * “Can you work on the … Continue reading
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Center for Study of Violence paper finds violent video game effects across cultures
News release: AMES, Iowa — It’s not just American kids who become more aggressive by playing violent video games. A new study — presented last month at the inaugural seminar sponsored by Iowa State University’s Center for the Study of … Continue reading
Japanese Strategists
Greg Cochran writes: “In World War II. It’s not clear that there actually were any. This isn’t always mentioned in histories, but a lot of what Japan did in the Pacific made no sense at all.” COMMENTS: * The US … Continue reading
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The Japanese Seem To Take Moral Responsibility Rather Seriously
From Wikipedia: “In January 2016, Becky’s reputation as Japan’s most popular female personality took a negative hit after Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun revealed that she had an affair with musician Enon Kawatani who at the time was married. Following the … Continue reading
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Jews, Opium and the Kimono: Story of the Jews in the Far East (2003)
From page 72: [In 1932, Jewish] refugees were amazed to encounter the prosperous local community and to realise that Shanghai remained the only city open in the world, where visas were not required. Page 79: [White] Russian officers taught the … Continue reading
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