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Roger Brown

@RBJapanHistory

Marine & Historian. Research modern Japanese political & intellectual history, also military history & US-Japan relations. 専門は日本近現代政治思想史、軍事史と日米関係史にも興味がある。

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Joined September 2020
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「安岡正篤の「東洋的な牧民思想」と内務官僚」『埼玉大学紀要・教養学部』第55巻(第1号) (2019年): 103-126頁。 researchmap.jp/Roger_Brown/p…
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Christopher Harding · Sometimes a man has to jump: General Tōjō’s Downfall

Christopher Harding · Sometimes a man has to jump: General Tōjō’s Downfall

Early​ in July 1942, people on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaidō became aware that a man was rifling...

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Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
America Is Now an Ally of Russia

America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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New from @CBSNews - In Dec. 2025, two months before the U.S. war with Iran began, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George wrote an assessment into the DoD's Global Force Management Allocation Plan that they would be critically short on missile defense munitions until 2030. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted George in April, as the Iran war was underway. cbsnews.com/news/randy-georg…
Ousted general warned of years-long missile defense shortage before Iran war

Ousted general warned of years-long missile defense shortage before Iran war

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, later ousted by Defense Secretary Hegseth, said the shortage of missile defense munitions would extend into 2030.

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Knopfler dejó de cantar y se quedó tres minutos más. Ese cierre de "Sultans of Swing" no está en el disco. Londres, 1996. La Fender limpia, sin teatro, y el público quieto. ¿Esto es mejor que la versión del álbum, o el disco ya lo dijo todo? Los leo #DireStraits #ClassicRock 👇
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"A cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but dangerous. If allowed to fester, it will breed a military detached from America, poorly educated, and contemptuous of the press and all politicians save those of the Trumpian stripe" -@EliotACohen
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Excellent essay on how the current regime of ideologues and grifters are running US foreign relations: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption

MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

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Anne Applebaum | Full Episode 9.25.26 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

Anne Applebaum | Full Episode 9.25.26 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

As Trump addresses the UN and hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Puli...

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Legendary war photographer Sir Don McCullin on his final testament to Vietnam: 50 years of "pictures to hurt you" cbsnews.com/news/don-mcculli…
Legendary war photographer Sir Don McCullin on his final testament to Vietnam: 60 years of "pictu...

Legendary war photographer Sir Don McCullin on his final testament to Vietnam: 60 years of "pictu...

"I want my pictures to hurt," British war photographer Sir Don McCullin told CBS News ahead of the publication of his final book: "Vietnam."

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Pete Hegseth declares war — on his own troops salon.com/2026/09/20/pete-he…
Hegseth's war on his own troops

Hegseth's war on his own troops

The defense secretary's crusade is inflicting damage unlike any in history

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Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
Trump’s Monumental Obsession

Trump’s Monumental Obsession

The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.

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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151… via @newrepublic
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

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今日は志學館大学でシンポジウムで司会でした。この豪華なメンバーの報告を聞けるという役得でありました。
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New essay on the USSBS (open access) by Dylan Plung. Full article: A Reassessment of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in Japan tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
A Reassessment of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in Japan

A Reassessment of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in Japan

Thousands of interrogations of ordinary Japanese men and women, conducted by the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) in the autumn of 1945, have yet to receive sustained examination. This article...

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This is a fascinating discussion among former imperial soldiers and naval officers on war responsibility, the decision for war, and sheds fascinating light on the interservice rivalry.
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An insightful essay by Jordan Sand on generative AI generating problems in teaching. hnn.us/article/ai-is-an-anti…
AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine

AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine

Real voices from the past are threatened by chatbots designed to amplify — and ultimately become — the loudest voices in the room.

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Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen One half of the Rams' famed "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line
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Well-done investigation into a Marine's death on Iwo Jima. The Missing Cameraman of Iwo Jima: New Evidence After 80 Years (No AI) youtu.be/hdJs7EjufyI?si=KIMS… via @YouTube
Iwo Jima Cave Ambush: New Evidence After 80 Years (No AI)

Iwo Jima Cave Ambush: New Evidence After 80 Years (No AI)

On March 3, 1945, Marine combat cameraman Sergeant William "Bill" G...

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I wrote about the death of Jason Arday. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
The Truths That Failed Jason Arday

The Truths That Failed Jason Arday

Systemic, ritualized dishonesty undid the Cambridge professor.

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Book talk: macarthurmemorial.org/664/Th…
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Here’s a link to a recording of the presentation: streamyard.com/watch/WrNmC5a…
The "Rape" of Japan: The Myth of Mass Sexual Violence During the Allied Occupation

The "Rape" of Japan: The Myth of Mass Sexual Violence During the Allied Occupation

On Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm EST, the MacArthur Memorial will present a free virtual lecture by Dr. Brian Walsh on his recent publication, The "Rape" of Japan: The Myth of Mass Sexual...

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