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Drawing a 150-year story line

Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Nov 26, 2018

Drawing a 150-year story line

by Tetsuya Murai

Beset by an aging, shrinking body, Japan must find the means of rebuilding its "character" if it is to survive the challenges ahead.

Reconjuring the vision of the Meiji Centennial

Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Nov 19, 2018

Reconjuring the vision of the Meiji Centennial

by Ryota Murai

Japan has thus far succeeded in preserving its national character while fulfilling its growing responsibility toward the international community.

Meiji 150 as the end of an era

Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Nov 13, 2018

Meiji 150 as the end of an era

by Yuichi Hosoya

When Japan was a young nation-state 150 years ago, its leaders charted a course through trial and error. Now we are in need of a new vision, identity and strategy for the next 150 years.

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A contextual look at the Heisei Era

Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Nov 5, 2018

A contextual look at the Heisei Era

by Taizo Miyagi

To lament the 'fall of Japan' during the Heisei Era, as some pessimists do, misses the big picture.

Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Oct 22, 2018

Lessons from diplomatic and constitutional history

by Kaoru Iokibe

The 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration presents an opportunity to make a sweeping assessment of Japan's political and diplomatic trajectory over the ensuing years.

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