The contributors to this book examine and compare the colonial and decolonisation experiences of people in Taiwan and Nan'yō Guntō- Micronesia - who underwent

Japan and the United States became close political allies so quickly after the end of World War II, that it seemed as though the two countries had easily forgot

"Japan and China have been rivals for more than a millennium. Until the late nineteenth century, China was the more powerful, while Japan took the upper hand in

Okinawa, one of the smallest prefectures of Japan, has drawn much international attention because of the long-standing presence of US bases and the people’s r

Between 1932 and 1945, more than 320,000 Japanese emigrated to Manchuria in northeast China with the dream of becoming land-owning farmers. Following the Soviet