2009
Japan on Trial: 60 Years Later
By John Feffer
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS Asia-Pacific) - Although it concluded more than 60 years ago, the Tokyo War Crimes Trial is still a live issue today in Japan -- as in the world at large.
Japan’s Grand Strategy
By John Feffer
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (IPS) -Japan has entered a season of grand strategising. Government commissions, business associations, leading foundations and academic working groups are all developing blueprints for a new 21st-century Japanese role in the world.
Prospect of Warmer India-Pakistan Ties Remains Dim
By Peter Dhondt
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (IPS) – After nearly three months of tension between India and Pakistan over the November attacks in Mumbai, prospects for renewed cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours remain dim, two South Asian analysts say.
