Asians one and all Oct 4, 2008
The diary of a Japanese officer from the time of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) expressed hatred of Russians not because of their ethnic or racial characteristics, but because neither soldiers nor officers behaved as warriors. At the same time, the Russian sailors of "Variag" - the Russian battleship that alone faced a Japanese armada - were quite respected by the victorious Japanese. (Asia Times Online)
100 years of crystal-clear recollections Oct 3, 2008
Dec. 10: President Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating peace in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Dec. 24: Reginald Fessenden makes the first radio broadcast a poetry reading, violin solo and a speech. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Letter from Washington Oct 3, 2008
In history books in the United States, Roosevelt is generally remembered for building the Panama Canal, for giving his name to the teddy bear, for starting the national parks system and for winning a Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese war. In Latin America and parts of Asia, he tends to be seen as the bellicose American who came up with the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, a concept that the United States had the right to exercise "international police... (International Herald Tribune)
Historical Attractions in Portsmout... Sep 25, 2008
The New Castle hotel, which first opened in 1874, was the backdrop of Portsmouth s finest hour on the world stage, lodging delegates to the 1905 peace talks that ended the Russo-Japanese War. The Wentworth flourished, folded, fought off demolition in the 1990s, and reopened as a high-end Marriott property in 2003 featuring 161 rooms and suites, a health and beauty spa, and an array of fine dining options. (Suite101.com)
Athenaeum exhibit documents a disappearing lifestyle Sep 20, 2008
It would shortly play host to a major international peace conference, resolving the horrific Russo-Japanese war. "Farming as a vocation and a way of life was fast disappearing from city boundaries, but on the bank of Sagamore Creek, the James family maintained a small farm, seemingly unchanged for decades," said Portsmouth-based photographer and author Peter E. Randall. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Madeline Holden still full of life at 103 Aug 28, 2008
The Russo-Japanese War starts. Sailors mutiny on the battleship Potemkin. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Seoul has desert island dreams Jul 26, 2008
The Koreans have long insisted, however, on archival evidence that Dokdo, meaning solitary island, was claimed by Koreans long before Japan annexed them in 1905 shortly before taking over all Korea with the full authority of the Treaty of Portsmouth brokered by US president Theodore Roosevelt to confirm Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese war. The deal, as far as the Americans and Japanese were concerned, was for the US to have free reign over the Philippines, which US troops had just finished... (Asia Times Online)
Russian Cruiser Zhemchug Jul 13, 2008
Imperial Russian Naval vessel in the Russo-Japanese War. New and fast, the Zhemchug was a bright star in the Russian Imperial Navy during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905. (Suite101.com)
Zhemchug Vs the Emden 1914 Jul 13, 2008
A survivor of the crushing Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese war in 1905, the Russian light cruiser remained in the Pacific Ocean to show the flag of the Tsar in the warm waters of that region. When World War One erupted in 1914 the 3,100-ton Zhemchug took part in early convoy operations in the Pacific. (Suite101.com)
London The Activist Jun 29, 2008
While London's two canine classics, "Call of the Wild" (1903) and "White Fang" (1906), have most certainly helped to define his literary legacy, his collected oeuvre of more than 50 books and hundreds of essays and short stories spans a remarkably wide range of subject matter and locales - from the barrooms and oyster beds of his native Bay Area, to the down-and-out streets of London, to the Russo-Japanese war. London wrote about love and sports, literary ambition and alcoholism, betrayal and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Two completely different views from space Jun 27, 2008
In a provocative and sometimes cheeky three-part documentary that begins with this episode about the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05 and the First World War, controversial British historian Niall Ferguson dismisses the traditional notion that the world wars and the Cold War were conflicts of class ideology and nationalism. He argues instead that race was the great tension of the century and that the outcome was not one of victory for Western democracy but rather one of Eastern resurgence. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Jack London treasure tucked away at USU Jun 21, 2008
Michael Sweeney, who chairs USU s Department of Journalism and Communication, has utilized the collection for an article he wrote on the Russo-Japanese War being critical to the development of war-time censorship and propaganda. London was a war correspondent on the Korean peninsula covering the Japanese army in that war, and Sweeney fondly recalls reviewing London s reporting notebooks in his research. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Garcia' essayist Hubbard got his message to millions Apr 20, 2008
The Russian national railway translated Message for its vast work force, and, if Hubbard is to be believed, soldiers on both sides of the Russo-Japanese War carried versions to the front lines. The essay also appeared in hundreds of magazines and newspapers worldwide. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Russia lays new tracks in Korean ties Mar 5, 2008
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) flared up precisely because of control over Korea and ended - for Russia - with the loss of South Sakhalin and ultimately the headache of the (First) Russian Revolution. The revenge of August 1945 and the joint Soviet-American occupation of Korea incurred many political problems. (Asia Times Online)
Setting the lantern free ... Rule change could alter Hawaii’s cruise industry ... Kauai voices loud in EJ process ... More than 100 break sweat at Youth Fun Run ... County to host substance abuse experts ... Kauai scouting leaders honored ... MOMS’ take child-raising seriously ... Meeting for Clinton supporters Jan. 28 ... ';var marqueewidth="408px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#white";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}} Preparations get underway Wednesday to move the historic Japanese stone lantern to a different location in the Kapaa Beach Park. Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island KAUAI NEWS Setting the lantern freeKAPAA Rusted steel braces hug a weathered concrete statue bearing old-style Japanese characters in the northeast corner of Kapaa Beach Park.More of this story Jan 20, 2008
The 15-foot tall, 16-ton lantern was built in 1915 by the Japanese community in Kapaa to commemorate the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 and to honor Emperor Taisho s ascension to the throne in 1912. During World War II, the lantern was buried due to growing anti-Japanese sentiment. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
CGSC_honors authors for published works Jan 4, 2008
Dr. Bruce W. Menning, Directorate of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations, for his article "Miscalculating One's Enemy: Russian Intelligence Prepares for War," The Russo-Japanese War in Global Perspective, Vol. II (Leiden and Boston: Brill Academic Press, 2007), pages 45-80. Dr. Michael D. Mihalka, Directorate of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations, for his article "Not Much of a Game: Security Dynamics in Central Asia," China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly (Vol. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Recapturing Taft's heady mission to Asia in 1905 Jan 3, 2008
The treaty formally ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 and won Roosevelt the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. The Taft-Katsura memorandum, as it is known, allowed Japan to control Korea in exchange for its pledge not to interfere in the Philippines, which the United States had acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Rape of Nanjing Dec 13, 2007
In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, the Japanese commanders had behaved with great courtesy towards their defeated opponents, but this was very different. Japanese papers reported competitions among junior officers to kill the most Chinese. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
TR's Big Stick: The Great White Fleet's Voyage Dec 12, 2007
Nofi said, however, there was another reason to send the fleet, one that had less to do with showoff bravado and more to do with calculated geostrategic signaling in the wake of Japan's victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 ... Nofi said, however, there was another reason to send the fleet, one that had less to do with showoff bravado and more to do with calculated geostrategic signaling in the wake of Japan's victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. (Townhall.com)
Country Fast Facts Dec 10, 2007
Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. (CBS News -- World)
* Oil boom changing life at former prison colony Nov 25, 2007
This city took shape after the Japanese occupied the southern part of the island following the 1905 Russo-Japanese War, building the settlement they called Toyohara -- or "Virgin Valley." The grid street system followed the example of Chicago after its 1871 Great Fire, local historian Igor Samarin said. The next stage in the city's development came after Japan's defeat in World War II when the Soviets took over the entire island, building the central square with the obligatory Lenin statue and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
India rediscovers East Asia Oct 31, 2007
Nehru also offered to serve as a mediator during the Korean War and French-Indochina War, supported communist China's claim to a seat at the United Nations, expressed pride in Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and opposed punishing Japan at the post-World War II Tokyo trials. The spirit of Asian brotherhood was most visibly manifested in the slogan of "Hindi-Chin bhai bhai" (Indians and Chinese are brothers), which attempted to forge a familial bond between Asia's two oldest... (Asia Times Online)
Fast Facts: North Korea Oct 30, 2007
(CBS) An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five year 00000C45 s later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. (CBS News -- World)
Krasnaia Red Presnia Uprising Oct 23, 2007
At the beginning of the year, Russian workers and peasants, sick of living conditions only made worse by losses in the Russo-Japanese War, marched on the Tsar's Winter Palace in St Petersburg ... This, coupled with the end of the Russo-Japanese war took the wind out of the sails of many of the rioters and the revolution of 1905 was largely over. (Suite101.com)
Peace, politics at forefront Sep 22, 2007
The parade will commemorate the signing of the 1905 peace treaty, which ended the Russo-Japanese war, and will salute labor, particularly Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers. Reader Reaction These discussions and our forums are not moderated. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A 'bully' time: Symposium, dedication draw attention Sep 9, 2007
1906 Visits Panama, becoming the first president to travel to a foreign country while in office and is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the Russo-Japanese War. . (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Church: 'May peace prevail on Earth' Aug 13, 2007
"We chose Japanese to honor Portsmouth as the site of the signing of the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War 102 years ago," Greenfield said. "Arabic represents some of the cultures that are sometimes the most difficult for us to understand.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Russian Imperial Guards Jun 23, 2007
While the guard did not deploy as a unit in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and the Russo-Japanese War or 1904-05 for political reasons they did send hundreds of volunteers to provide replacement for line units taking losses in combat. It also detached men for special service abroad such as in exploration missions in Tibet and. (Suite101.com)
The search for an Asian face Jun 22, 2007
Nehru also expressed pride in Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and even opposed punishing Japan at the post-World War II Tokyo trials, based on his view of Japan as Asian brethren. However, this phase of Asian solidarity perished as China and India went to war in 1962 and the regional architecture divided along the Cold War divide with the formation of organizations such as the anti-communist US-led Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). (Asia Times Online)
Out & About: Sounds of music will fill weekend Jun 22, 2007
The Seacoast Wind Ensemble will hold "Serenade for World Peace Best of the Band Concerts 1905-07." Richard C. Spicer, the ensemble's conductor, has assembled a collection of band music performed in 1905 while the peace treaty to end the Russo-Japanese War was being negotiated in Portsmouth. The music will range from John Phillip Sousa's marches to medleys from the latest theatrical productions of the time. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Best of the band concert celebrates peace treaty anniversary Jun 17, 2007
Thanks to intensive historical research in period newspapers, local library collections and musical archives throughout the country, Seacoast Wind Ensemble conductor Richard C. Spicer has assembled a collection of band music performed in Portsmouth in 1905 during the negotiations to end "World War Zero," the Russo-Japanese War. The concerts by local town bands and military bands brought to Portsmouth for the occasion helped create the atmosphere for peace that resulted in the Treaty of... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* The steady rise of liberal Japan Jun 14, 2007
During the Meiji restoration of the 19th century, Japan scoured the world for ideas and technologies that allowed it to defeat a European great power in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904. Unfortunately, Japan moved on to militaristic imperialism in the 1930s, which eventually led to its surrender and occupation in 1945. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Click for Full Story Jun 8, 2007
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt offered to act as a mediator in the Russo-Japanese War. In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement with President Wilson over US handling of the sinking of the Lusitania. (KWTX.com, TX)
Book roundup: Peruse the non-fiction shelf May 24, 2007
Bascomb also explains how the horrifying losses that were endured in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War eroded the Tsar's rule. Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship. (USA Today -- Life)
Those pesky puppies of war May 22, 2007
" If the Palestine Liberation Organization crushes Hamas with arms supplied by the US and Israel, Iran's bid for leverage in the Israel-Palestine dispute will come to nothing. That will leave the supposed moderates in Tehran in a dilemma. It is one thing for Iran to offer transient cooperation to the United States in Iraq, in the expectation that the Shi'ite majority ultimately will prevail and become a regional ally. It is quite another for Iran first to proclaim itself the champion of... (Asia Times Online)
Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922 Apr 27, 2007
This was basically the battered elderly remnants of the Russian Pacific Fleet that had been sent to the bottom in the Russo-Japanese war ten years prior ... The Russo-japanese War in Global Perspective: World War Zero David Wolff, Steve G. Marks, Bruce W. Menning, and David Schimmelpenninck Van Der Oye 2007 ... The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05 Peggy Warner 1995. (Suite101.com)
Admiral Stark at Port Arthur 1904 Apr 26, 2007
Scapegoat Naval Commander in the Russo-Japanese War ... If Admiral Stark s plan had succeeded the Russo-Japanese war may have only lasted two days ... The Russo-japanese War in Global Perspective: World War Zero David Wolff, Steve G. Marks, Bruce W. Menning, and David Schimmelpenninck Van Der Oye 2007. (Suite101.com)
Depression enters a new era For American politicians and their families, it's not the liability it used to be Apr 15, 2007
Theodore Roosevelt struggled with it even as he negotiated the end to the Russo-Japanese War. Thomas Eagleton found himself booted off a presidential ticket because of it. (FOX59, IN)
Stones of Our Town Mar 22, 2007
He covered the Russo-Japanese War and was on the Salonika Front with the French during World War I. His World War I writings differ from The Spanish Amercian War more than a decade before. War was no longer a swaggering noble adventure; it had become a faceless machine of carnage and destruction. (Roxborough Review, PA)
The power and the glory Feb 17, 2007
That a fighting force should be best attuned to the battlefield and adversary of the moment - modern, adaptable, quick and informed - should have been self-evident, on the order of the bloody lesson 80 years before of the czarist cavalry charging entrenched machine-guns in the Russo-Japanese War. Yet however obvious the premise, the RMA concept - transported to the Pentagon and put in the context of an onrushing generation of electronic warfare, of near-nuclear effects with non-nuclear means,... (Asia Times Online)
The Light Has Returned Feb 17, 2007
He later received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts in ending the Russo-Japanese War. He also negotiated U.S. control of the construction of the Panama Canal. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
A taste of Japan in Portsmouth Feb 3, 2007
He said Portsmouth has particular historical importance to Japan, as the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese war was negotiated at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1905. "I've visited before with the Japan-American Society of New Hampshire, and they really hope to promote the importance of the treaty and the relations of the time. Many people do not realize that Teddy Roosevelt won a Nobel Peace Prize for his aid in that, and it's very interesting historically," Suzuki said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
MASAKI: Japan Cultural Looter? Jan 23, 2007
Early in 2006, a two-meter-high stone monument, built in 1707 to commemorate Korean militia leader Jeong Munbu's victory over Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's invading forces in the late 16th century and seized in 1905 by Japanese Imperial Army troops during the Russo-Japanese War from what is now North Korea, was returned to North Korea via South Korea. . (Zmag.org)
Nanjing wounds bleed 70 years on Jan 12, 2007
Japan's victory in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, in the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War, its acquisition of Korea in 1910, and US acquiescence in the division of Manchuria into spheres of influence boosted Tokyo's confidence exponentially. Then came World War I. When an armistice was reached in 1918, the map of regional Asian geopolitics had altered beyond recognition. (Asia Times Online)
