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Garon Tokyo 3 October
14 October 2025

Professor Garon delivered a lecture at GIJ Tokyo

Professor Sheldon Garon (Princeton University & Sciences Po) delivered a lecture at German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo titled “Writing a Global History of the Second World War by Taking Japan Seriously".

The lecture addressed the questions: What role did Japan play in World War Two? How does our understanding of Global History change if we consider Japan more seriously?

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