Publication of the Joint Japanese-Russian Historians' Group

In September 2015, the bilateral Japanese-Russian historians' commission published a collective work--a parallel history of the Japanese-Russian relations since the 18th century--in both Japanese and Russian. The bilateral group, also known in Russian as Russian-Japanese Commission on Complex Problems of Russian-Japanese Relations (российско-японской Комиссии по сложным вопросам истории российско-японских отношений), was launched in late 2011. Headed respectively by Iokibe Makoto (former president, Japanese Defense Academy) and A.V.Torkunov (Rector, Moscow Institute of International Relations, MGIMO), it held annual meetings between 2011 and 2014.
See here for the Table of Contents in Japanese and here for a brief introduction to the Russian edition.

Report of the China-Japan Joint Historical Study finally published in China and Japan

Nearly four years after its completion, the reports produced by Chinese and Japanese historians as part of the four-year China-Japan Joint Historical Study (中日共同歴史研究) have been published in book form simultaneously in China and Japan. Until now, the report is only accessible online through the Japanese Foreign Ministry website.
A workshop to discuss the publication was convened in May 2015 at the CASS Institute of Modern History, where many of the Chinese authors were based. To read a Chinese summary, click here.

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Reports of the Japan-Korea Joint History Study released

On March 23, the Japan-Korea Joint History Study (Phase II) issued its final reports. Based the media accounts in Japan and Korea, there seem to have been some progress in narrowing the differences between the two sides, especially regard to ancient and medieval history. Difference over modern history, however, appear to be more difficult to bridge.

Reports of the China-Japan Joint History Study released

Three years after its establishment and over a year behind schedule, the much awaited reports of the China-Japan Joint History Study 日中歴史共同研究／中日共同历史研究 project were released on January 31. Currently, the Japanese reports (in Japanese) and Chinese reports (in Chinese) are only available online in Japan.