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Saul Jihad Takahashi

Saul Jihad Takahashi is Professor of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Osaka Jogakuin University, in Osaka, Japan. A former UN civil servant, he lived in Palestine for five years as Deputy Head of Office of the UN Human Rights Agency. Saul is author of several books, including Civil and Political Rights in Japan: a Tribute to Sir Nigel Rodley.

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Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn

Japanese who naively believe that the Americans will always be there for them need to…

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Another Sakoku? Japan’s Ongoing Stagnation Is Closing the Country

In many ways, Japan seems to be reverting to a “sakoku” state: insular, inward-looking, and…

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The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea

Right now, in the South China Sea, there are many opposing militaries and merely one…

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The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle

Once the nationalism genie is out of the bottle, it is difficult to put it…

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ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last

On February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that…

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Can Muslims Reclaim a Unified Political Bloc on the International Stage?

A new Muslim community should be a counterforce to the exclusionary trends of today’s world,…