Speakers:

• James D. J. Brown (Temple University, Japan Campus)

Moderator:

• Robert Dujarric, ICAS Co-Director

Overview:

On the day of its official release, Prof. James D.J. Brown will be introducing his new book on Russian espionage. 

Cracking the Crab tells the extraordinary full story of Russian intrigue targeting Japan, from first encounters in the eighteenth century to the Soviet declaration of war in August 1945. Colourful episodes include Gojong, King of Korea, being smuggled into the Russian legation dressed as a woman in 1896; the 1927 ‘Tanaka Memorial’, an infamous forgery purporting to be Japan’s hidden plan for world domination; and the secret intelligence of ‘Nero’, a Soviet agent supplying invaluable insight into Japanese strategy during the Second World War.

From Russians murdered in broad daylight in Meiji Tokyo to Soviet honey traps and ‘white magic’ at the Battle of Nomonhan, this is a landmark history of the covert struggle between two great powers of the modern age.

Speakers:

James D.J. Brown

Professor of Political Science at Temple University, Japan Campus

James D.J. Brown is a specialist on Russia's relations with East Asia and a regular media contributor. His books include Japan, Russia and their Territorial Dispute; and Japan’s Foreign Relations in Asia and The Abe Legacy (both co-edited).

James D.J. Brown | Temple University, Japan Campus

Moderator:

Robert Dujarric

Co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University, Japan Campus 

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