12/28/2023
VOA News
"Under New Defense Plan, Japan May Become ‘Normal’ World Power "
Moscow accused Japan of embracing “unbridled militarization.” Pyongyang denounced the plan as a “serious challenge” to international peace. In Beijing, officials said Japan was “hy... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
12/28/2023
Intellect Discover
"Indian Migrants in Tokyo: A Study of Socio-Cultural, Religious, and Working Worlds, Megha Wadhwa (2020)"
This is a fascinating and illuminating exploration of the Indian community in Tokyo that examines how migrants cope with the anxieties and challenges of adjusting to life and work ... Read the article.
Written by Jeff Kingston
12/28/2022
VOA News
"Under New Defense Plan, Japan May Become ‘Normal’ World Power"
Comments by James D.J. Brown
12/19/2022
The University of British Columbia Public Affairs
"JAPAN IN THE HEISEI ERA (1989–2019): Multidisciplinary Perspectives | Edited by Noriko Murai, Jeff Kingston, and Tina Burrett"
This volume takes up life in Japan during Heisei, the era name for the reign of Emperor Akihito (1989–2019). It is animated by the goals outlined in Noriko Murai’s introduction: to... Read the article.
12/19/2022
CNN
"Russia and China unite for live-fire naval exercise in waters near Japan"
China and Russia will begin a weeklong joint live-fire naval exercise in the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, as the two partners step... Read the article.
12/14/2022
Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun
"山梨県とテンプル大が協定、人材・資源活用し交流"
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12/13/2022
Zenshigaku Shimbun
"テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス、世田谷区と包括的な協定を締結、地域交流で社会貢献目指す"
12/11/2022
CBC World Report
"James D.J. Brown had an interview regarding Japan's defense policy and recent fighter jet announcement"
Comments by James D.J. Brown
12/08/2022
Setagaya City Website
"テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスと包括的な連携・協力に関する覚書を締結しました"
令和4年12月6日（火曜日）に、テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスと包括的な連携・協力に関する覚書を締結しました。テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスと世田谷区は、これまでも小・中学生を対象とした夏休みの英語プ... Read the article.
12/08/2022
Sentan Kyoiku
"テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスと世田谷区、連携・協力を進化"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス（東京都世田谷区／学長：マシュー・ウィルソン、以下TUJ）は、世田谷区と包括的な連携・協力に関する覚書を締結した。TUJは2019年8月に三軒茶屋にキャンパスを移転して以... Read the article.
12/07/2022
Nikkei Asia
"Free and open Indo-Pacific' can be no more than a slogan"
Robert Dujarric is co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies at the Japan campus of Temple University in Tokyo. More and more Tokyo, Washington and other Western c... Read the article.
Written by Robert Dujarric
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12/01/2022
"Contesting Academic Freedom in Japan"
Compared to other countries in Asia, the threats to academic freedom in Japan may not seem especially severe. Scholars are not beaten, jailed, tortured, or killed for expressing th... Read the article.
Written by Jeff Kingston