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'Prelude to Pearl Harbor': With diplomatic lines drawn and soft power spent, a standoff emerges

Books / Reviews | Books Jun 6, 2021

'Prelude to Pearl Harbor': With diplomatic lines drawn and soft power spent, a standoff emerges

by Martin Laflamme

Author John Gripentrog looks at the events and attitudes that paved the way to the Second World War in “Prelude to Pearl Harbor: Ideology and Culture in US-Japan Relations 1914-1941.”

Takuro Miuchi, Frederic Michalak offer tentative support for League of Nations

Rugby Feb 1, 2019

Takuro Miuchi, Frederic Michalak offer tentative support for League of Nations

by Rich Freeman

Former Japan captain Takuro Miuchi and ex-France flyhalf Frederic Michalak welcomed World Rugby's proposed "League of Nations" but cautioned Thursday issues such as player burnout and the timing of the domestic Top League needed to be addressed. "You have to look at the number of ...

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