Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor

2023: Admiral Yamamoto as the Heir to Established Japanese Naval Strategy

Posted on 03/10/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

A 2023 article in the ”Kaikankō Senryaku Kenkyū” (海幹校戦略研究), [“Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College Review,”] Isoroku Yamamoto as the Heir to Traditional Japanese Naval Strategy discusses recent critiques of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto — that he pursued a … Continue reading →

Posted in History 历史, Japan, Military 军事 | Tagged Admiral Yamamoto, ロンドン海軍軍縮会議, history, Japan, London Naval Treaty, naval, Navy, Pearl Harbor, strategy, WWII, 山本五十六, 帝国海軍, 日本 | 2 Comments

January 1941: Admiral Yamamoto Prewar Letter to Diet Member Sasakawa — “To Defeat the US, Japanese Troops Would Have to March to Washington, D.C. and Exact a Pledge at the White House”

Posted on 02/09/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Nearly a year before the Pearl Harbor attack in January 1941, the commander of that attack, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku wrote to Diet member Sasakawa Ryoichi. Sasakawa, who had recently inspected the Japanese Imperial Navy South Seas forces under Admiral Yamamoto’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan, Military 军事 | Tagged Admiral Yamamoto, attack, 米国, 髪川良一, history, Imperial Navy, invasion, Japan, Pearl Harbor, quote, Sasakawa Ryoichi, USA, war, WWII, Yamamoto Isoroku, yamato damashi, 太平洋戦争, 山本五十六, 帝国海軍, 戦争, 日米, 日本 | 3 Comments

1943 Wartime Japanese Children’s Literature: Pearl Harbor Day in a Japanese Village

Posted on 12/09/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

I came across Niimi Nankichi’s wartime Japanese children’s story on the 青空文库 Azora Bunko. The Azora Bunko apparently parallels the Gutenberg Project — its volunteers make older Japanese literature available online. After translating the story, I got interested in its … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan, Literature 文学 | Tagged Asia, Azora Bunko, bad habits, children, children's literature, countryside, diary, education, emperor, 青空文库, history, Japan, literature, moral, Niimi Nankichi, Pearl Harbor, school, Shōkokumin Bungaku, Sino-Japanese War, United States, war, war games, 少国民, 新美南吉, 日本, 日中 | 2 Comments

2020: Xiao Gongqin: How the U.S. Chooses its Enemies — U.S.-China Relations II

Posted on 05/25/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

See the first installment of this series, Xiao Gongqin on U.S.-China Relations I: Avoid a Vicious Cycle where you will also see a short biography of Professor Xiao Gongqin. This article provides a fall 2020 perspective on U.S. – China relations. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bilateral Relations, Foreign Relations 外交, Ideology 思想, National Security 安全, Politics 政治 | Tagged America, anti-Chinese, chauvinism, China, Cold War, Communist Party, conservative, Democrat, deng xiaoping, extremist, foreign policy, foreign relations, Hull Note, idealism, India, Japan, limited war, missionary, nationalism, negotiations, oil, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, populist, PRC, Religion, Republican, right-wing, rightist, sino-american, South China Sea, strategic culture, strategy, suspicion, Taiwan, Trump, U.S. State Department, US, US-China, USA, war, war hawk, West Point, Wolf warrior, Xiao Gongqin | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor

2023: Admiral Yamamoto as the Heir to Established Japanese Naval Strategy

January 1941: Admiral Yamamoto Prewar Letter to Diet Member Sasakawa — “To Defeat the US, Japanese Troops Would Have to March to Washington, D.C. and Exact a Pledge at the White House”

1943 Wartime Japanese Children’s Literature: Pearl Harbor Day in a Japanese Village

2020: Xiao Gongqin: How the U.S. Chooses its Enemies — U.S.-China Relations II

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