History disputes prompt launch of Japan House for global communication

With the official launch Friday of Japan House in Los Angeles, the last of three such facilities in the world, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government will step up efforts to further extend Japan's soft power and strengthen its "strategic" global communication.Together with a role of familiarizing foreigners with Japan, Abe's government plans to use the facilities in Sao Paulo, London and Los Angeles to better communicate with the world on sensitive issues such as Japan's perception of wartime history and its position on territorial disputes with China, South Korea and Russia.Japan House in …READ FULL ARTICLE