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Chatham House Book of the Week: "Racism, Diplomacy, and International Relations
Chatham House Library on Twitter: "The Library is now open after the Easter break. The #BookOfTheWeek is “Racism, diplomacy, and...
Ko Unoki
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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Book Review from Foreign Affairs, Mar/Apr 2023
Racism, Diplomacy, and International Relations Reviewed by G. John Ikenberry "Traditional theories of world politics have mostly avoided...
Ko Unoki
Apr 4, 20231 min read
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Newsweek (sort of) declares Japan Invades Hollywood
33 years ago (1989) at around the end of September of that year, the Sony Corporation acquired Columbia Pictures from the Coca Cola...
Ko Unoki
Oct 15, 20222 min read
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Sins of communism and capitalism
Commentary September 20, 2022 In emphasizing the egregiousness of communism, scholar Ian Easton in his commentary “Xi Jinping and China’s...
Ko Unoki
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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Book review: The 7 Keys to Communicating in Japan: An Intercultural Approach
Haru Yamada, Orlando R. Kelm, David A. Victor Georgetown University Press, 2017 https://www.amazon.co.jp/Seven-Keys-Communicating-Japan-I...
Ko Unoki
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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The coronavirus as ‘gaiatsu’
The Japan Times | Opinion Reader Mail May 30, 2020 Some may recall that back in 2000 the government led by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori...
Ko Unoki
May 30, 20202 min read
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Ineffective English education as thought control
The Japan Times | Opinion Reader Mail May 22, 2020 In his May 16 article “Bad English in Japan: A conspiracy theory,” Glenn Newman offers...
Ko Unoki
May 22, 20201 min read
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Pacific War book review falls short
Japan Times READER MAIL Feb 10, 2017 While I am grateful to The Japan Times for reviewing my book, “International Relations and the...
Ko Unoki
Feb 10, 20172 min read
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Letter of the Week | Japan, China can find mutual prosperity
The Japan Times on Sunday | Opinion/Letters September 11, 2016 Regarding the opinion piece “The most dangerous problem in Asia:...
Ko Unoki
Sep 11, 20162 min read
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Letter of the week/Where were the voters when it really counted?
The Japan Times on Sunday/Opinion/Letters July 26, 2015 Regarding the article titled “As outrage boils, anti-Abe posters are weapon of...
Ko Unoki
Jul 26, 20151 min read
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Japan’s ruthless wartime leaders
The New York Times | Opinion LETTERS Sept. 12, 2014 Re “When sanctions lead to war” (Opinion, Aug. 22): Paul J. Saunders makes a valid...
Ko Unoki
Sep 12, 20141 min read
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An excessive injection of the concept of ‘God’
Korea Joongang Daily May 30, 2013 Regarding your May 21 column by your editorial writer Kim Jin, my first impression is that he has lost...
Ko Unoki
May 30, 20132 min read
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Ghosts in Japan
Jetwork Magazine for JetPrivilege Platimum and Gold Members October, 2008 Ever since Japan was forcibly opened up by the US and European...
Ko Unoki
Oct 1, 20081 min read
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India's downtrodden
The International Herald Tribune | Opinion August 8, 2008 The article "Everything is changing but treatment of poor" (Letter from India,...
Ko Unoki
Aug 8, 20082 min read
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Immigrants welcome in Japan
Japan Times READER MAIL March 13, 2008 Japan like many other countries is not without its racists; nor is there any denying that there...
Ko Unoki
Mar 13, 20081 min read
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What it means to be Japanese
Opinion Editorial & Commentary International Herald Tribune | The New York Times FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 TOKYO The other day I received...
Ko Unoki
Sep 8, 20063 min read
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Self-defense pitch a tough sell
Japan Times June 22, 2005 Regarding the June 8 article “Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges”: A detached analysis of the diplomacy...
Ko Unoki
Jun 22, 20052 min read
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Eye on Japan
International Herald Tribune LETTERS TO THE EDITOR April 29, 2005 Along with my many friends who are Japanese, I am infuriated by...
Ko Unoki
Apr 29, 20051 min read
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Get Personal with the Chinese
Japan Times READERS IN COUNCIL April 27, 2005 Recent images of Chinese citizens violently protesting against Japan with expressions of...
Ko Unoki
Apr 27, 20051 min read
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Bullying role against the Chinese
Japan Times READERS IN COUNCIL February 13, 2005 In his Feb. 6 letter, “Leave Yasukuni issue alone,” Nick Appleby says Prime Minister...
Ko Unoki
Feb 13, 20051 min read
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