Thrilled to have been awarded a Vandervort prize for my recent article "The Invention of the Kamikaze: Dissent and Resistance in the Japanese Military" by the Society for Military History, as one of the two best articles last year in the Journal of Military History!
Next Monday, 3/9, 12-1 pm ET: We are excited and honored to feature Geoffrey Jones (Harvard Business School), to discuss his recent book, Deeply Responsible Business, in the context of Japanese business. Join us in-person and online: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/deeply...
REMINDER tomorrow, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS #58 to discuss the paper by Yuji Idomoto (UCSD), “The Military That Isn’t: Legalized Anti-Militarism and Limits of Japan’s Defense Policy” with Thomas Berger, Paul Midford, & Amy Catalinac. Paper & registration: shorturl.at/14VU7.
My piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists explores some of the mysteries surrounding the fate of Iran's HEU and its facilities that are deeper and harder to hit from the air than Fordow. #iran #nukesky
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Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. But for immigrant communities in the US, those celebrations are being tempered by fears of ICE. Hear Nancy Khalil, former Weatherhead grad student, on WBUR's On Point: https://loom.ly/fOxZ5p8
Please note: Dani Rodrik's hybrid seminar, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate," has been rescheduled to Wed., April 15, 12-1 pm ET. us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/shared...
Read Director Christina Davis' op-ed, "Stability as strategy: Japan’s moment for global leadership," in @japantimes.co.jp. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
ZOOM ONLY tomorrow, Monday, 2/23, 12-1pm ET: Due to inclement weather, Sakura Christmas' @prof-christmas.bsky.social seminar, "Behind the Screen: Mining Pasts of the Nintendo Gameboy," will be presented by zoom only. Please see the registration link here: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/zoom-o...
Next Monday, 2/23, 12-1 pm ET: Join us (in-person and online) to discuss Sakura Christmas' latest research, "Behind the Screen: Mining Pasts of the Nintendo Gameboy," moderated by History faculty Ian Miller. More info: shorturl.at/C31AV.
Congratulations to Hilary Holbrow (2017-18) on the publication of her book, The Future Is Foreign: Women and Immigrants in Corporate Japan! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Read Faculty Associate Adam Liff's @adampliff.bsky.social latest publication, U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait, part of the Cambridge Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Congratulations to Faculty Associate Saori Katada and Kei Koga on their new book, Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World, which is part of the Oxford Studies in Grand Strategy! academic.oup.com/book/62240?l...
Reminder: Join this online discussion tomorrow morning @japan.csis.org with @kristigovella.bsky.social (2016-17), @cmcclean.bsky.social (2020-21), & Nicholas Szechenyi to make sense of Sunday's election outcome and ways forward for Japan. More info: bit.ly/45HEAPT.
POSTPONED: Please note that Dani Rodrik's seminar is canceled today. We plan to reschedule later in the spring semester. us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/postpo...
Our new #article with Matsunaga et al: Crossing the fairness threshold: skepticism, risk and zero-sum thinking in Fukushima’s decommissioning
TL;DR: fairness reduces both risk perception and zero-sum thinking which subsequently influence policy skepticism
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This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
Jazz OTD: The renowned pianist (and Sado Island native) Yamamoto Tsuyoshi led one of his first sessions live at Misty’s, a Tokyo club that was then his regular spot, on December 25, 1974. Excellent hard bop. Merry Christmas, to those who celebrate! #jazzsky
Jazz OTD: The exceptionally prolific (nearly 50 albums as leader) tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander recorded "Nightlife in Tokyo" on December 19, 2002 with Harold Mabern (p), Ron Carter (b), and Joe Farnsworth (d). As usual, particularly with this knockout lineup, it's first-rate hard bop. #jazzsky
Jazz OTD: One of the all-time great jam session albums, "Sonny Side Up" features a murderer's row of horn players (Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, and Sonny Stitt) and a top rhythm section (Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, and Charlie Persip). Dizzy on vocals here too, recorded December 19, 1957. #jazzsky
Copies of the book When Rebels Win: Ideology, Statebuilding, and Power after Civil Wars by Kai M. Thaler
Great to have When Rebels Win now in physical form! It’s available from Cornell University Press (use code 09BCARD for 30% off) or other major booksellers www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
See How a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could Unfold www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Chinese exports to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam & Malaysia, Jan-Sept: +23.5% f/m $330bn (2024) to $407bn (2025). www.ft.com/content/16d0...
"Prime Minister Takaichi deserves our full public support in response to Beijing’s cynical attempt to intimidate her and to weaken the US-Japan alliance.”--Ambassador Nicholas Burns. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Japan Says China Aimed Military Radar at Its Fighter Jets www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
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Jazz OTD: From December 6-7, 1985, the original World Saxophone Quartet (Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray) recorded their performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, leading to this absolutely superb album. Here, a lovely Bluiett composition. #jazzsky
Congratulations to Faculty Associate Jennifer Lind @proflind.bsky.social on the publication of her latest book, Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Check out Japan Decides 2024, edited by @kmcelwain.bsky.social (2005-06), Robert Pekkanen, and Faculty Associate @profdansmith.bsky.social, with contributions by Kenya Amano (2023-24), Faculty Associate Saori Katada, @profvekasi.bsky.social (2021-22), and others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
