Articles Culture Isle of Dodgy Stereotypes: Hollywood’s Japan Problem By Peter Tasker | May 22, 2018 | Comment (1) Share We have met these dogs before and we like them. They are funny, brave and trustworthy. They are, effectively, Americans.
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Articles Culture Stranger in a Strange Land: Ian Buruma’s Japan By Peter Tasker | May 7, 2018 | Comment (1) Share The “Cool Japan” of Michelin-starred sushi shops and Pokemon Go lay far in the future. This Japan was warm, wet and chaotic.
Articles Finance Politics Abexit – How Much Would It Matter? By Peter Tasker | May 7, 2018 | Comment (0) Share Japanese scandals are never about what they appear to be about. To quote a proverb, “the hidden side has a hidden side of its own.”