2026-11

History

Praying at Muntinlupa: With the Death-Row War Criminals in the Philippines (6)

Part 6 of the memoir of prison chaplain Kagao Shunin, “The Secret Execution Order”: the evening of January 19, an unexpected dinner invitation from the warden, Dr. Nelson’s grave face, and the words “The execution is about to begin.”
2026年11月7日
HistoryJapan-Philippines RelationsSeries
History

Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column (33) Manila, the Pearl of the Orient

Part 33 of Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column: 1940s Manila, the “Pearl of the Orient,” its Intramuros, neoclassical government quarter and lively streets, and its devastation in the Battle of Manila in 1945.
2026年11月6日
HistoryReportageSeries
Great Books Summaries

“Politics (Summary)” Aristotle

A summary of Aristotle’s classic Politics: the polis and the good life, man as a political animal, citizenship, the six forms of constitution, the role of the middle stratum, the causes of upheaval, and education.
2026年11月5日
Great Books Summaries
History

Praying at Muntinlupa: With the Death-Row War Criminals in the Philippines (5)

Part 5 of the memoir of prison chaplain Kagao Shunin: the Christmas-to-New-Year festivities at Muntinlupa, the Japanese war criminals’ mahjong tournament and “Iwato-za” variety show, and a dream told in a brief moment when the shadow of death had lifted.
2026年11月5日
HistoryJapan-Philippines RelationsSeries
History

Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column (32) The Horizon

Part 32 of Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column: running a small resort hotel on Boracay’s White Sand Beach since 2003, its two seasons and famous sunsets, and how its visitors have changed over the years.
2026年11月4日
HistoryReportageSeries
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“Politics as a Vocation” (Summary) — Max Weber

A summary of Max Weber’s classic Politics as a Vocation: what politics is, the three grounds of legitimate authority, passion, responsibility and judgment, and the ethic of conviction versus the ethic of responsibility.
2026年11月3日
Great Books Summaries
History

Praying at Muntinlupa: With the Death-Row War Criminals in the Philippines (4)

Part 4 of the memoir of prison chaplain Kagao Shunin: after finishing a New Year letter, he prays on a rise overlooking Laguna Lake and the Montalban mountains, and comforts the war criminals as Filipino prisoners’ families arrive.
2026年11月3日
HistoryJapan-Philippines RelationsSeries
History

Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column (31) The Old City of Vigan

Part 31 of Takeshi Asanuma’s Philippine Column: why Vigan, birthplace of President Quirino and a UNESCO World Heritage city, escaped destruction in the Japan–U.S. war — two Japanese officers, including Captain Takahashi Tojiro, and the film “Iliw.”
2026年11月2日
HistoryReportageSeries
Great Books Summaries

“The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” (Summary) — Max Weber

A summary of Max Weber’s classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: the idea of the calling, Calvinist predestination, and how inner-worldly asceticism shaped the spirit of modern capitalism.
2026年11月1日
Great Books Summaries