A Japanese Export: Talent

Japan’s once vaunted electronics industry has downsized to survive global competition, and is inadvertently setting off a brain drain.

U.S. calls on Japan to shield it from missiles

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged Japan to declare the right to collective defense so its missile defense shield can be used to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles targeted at the United States, according to Japanese and U.S. diplomatic sources.

Japan to Vote on Modifying Pacifist Charter Written by U.S.

The Japanese Parliament passed a bill calling for a national referendum on amendments to the country’s pacifist Constitution.

War Shrine Gift by Japan Leader Prompts Concern

China and South Korea have shown restraint since news of the offering appeared, while officials in Tokyo tried to play down the gift’s significance.

Japanese Premier Makes Gift to War Shrine but Does Not Visit

It is unclear if the action will be seen as a compromise that satisfies both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative base and neighboring countries.

Sex Slave Dispute Follows Abe Even as He Bonds With Bush

Japan’s leader used pointedly vague language to sidestep the issue of his country’s responsibility toward sex slaves.

Japan Court Rules Against Sex Slaves and Laborers

Japan’s highest court denied compensation to wartime sex slaves and forced laborers from China but acknowledged the coercion.

Japan’s Fund for Wartime Sex Slaves Leaves Much of Its Mission Unfulfilled

When the fund set up by Japan a dozen years ago to compensate the aging victims of its wartime sexual slavery closed down on schedule last month, it left much of its mission of redress and reconciliation unfulfilled, because many of the victims refused to accept its money.

Japan’s ‘Atonement’ to Former Sex Slaves Stirs Anger

Critics saw a private compensation fund as a tortured attempt by Tokyo to avoid taking full responsibility for one of the ugliest aspects of the war.

Japanese Researchers Rebut Premier’s Denials on Sex Slavery

The group’s public rebuttal was a rare protest in a country where the prime minister’s remarks had stirred little outcry.

Japan’s Textbooks Reflect Revised History

New high school textbooks will no longer acknowledge that the Imperial Army was responsible for a major atrocity in Okinawa.

Japan Leader Who Denied State Role in Wartime Sex Slavery Still Apologizes

Making a statement toward surviving sex slaves, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy and offered an apology for the situation they found themselves in.

Japan Repeats Denial of Role in World War II Sex Slavery

The government repeated that there was no proof that the Japanese military forced women into sexual slavery during World War II.

Denial Reopens Wounds of Japan’s Ex-Sex Slaves

Furor over the issue of war-era sex slaves has highlighted yet again Japan’s unresolved history in the region.

No Apology for Sex Slavery, Japan’s Prime Minister Says

Japan has apologized before for the nation’s use of sexual slaves during World War II, but there are concerns that conservative lawmakers may try to water down such admissions of guilt.

Abe Rejects Japan’s Files on War Sex

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe contradicted the government’s longtime official position and denied that the military had forced foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II.

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