Voters head to the polls today, after two years that have seen a revival – of sorts – of nationalism in Japan. In the East Asian regional context, Japan’s changing security posture is not ...

Across Japan, there are signs that the collective mood—long shaped by pangs of regret over World War II—is changing as tensions with rivals, especially China and South Korea, escalate.

Last year, Japan's decision to start releasing waste ... said the issue was an example of commercial nationalism - "the kind of grass-roots, bottom-up, entrepreneur-led and -driven adoption ...

But in an increasingly militaristic Japan, Sugihara’s story is instructive — a tool for sensitizing children to the dangers of nationalism not only in Europe, but also in Japan.

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Amid regional tension over territorial disputes, acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami called on politicians Friday to stop playing the nationalism card, likening the tactics to “bad liquor” that ...

In the 20th century, Bushido concepts were expressed both through the educational system and by propagandists to fuel Japanese nationalism, as the country pursued its international ambitions and ...

In Beijing, the newly anointed Xi Jinping likewise had strong incentive not to appear weak, taking the helm of a communist party that continues to rely on nationalism — and thus the specter of ...