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With scandals plaguing him at home and concerns about being sidelined on the foreign policy front, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe isn’t having the easiest time lately. I commented on some of his political difficulties in today’s New York Times. Read … Continue reading →

I will be offering two classes this fall at the University of Hawaii at Manoa: Asian Studies 462: Contested Issues in Contemporary Japan (undergraduate/graduate) Asian Studies 620: Conflict and Cooperation in Asia (graduate) No prerequisites are required to enroll in … Continue reading →