When Worlds Collide: Carlos Ghosn at Namamugi
Again, the rules of the road are in dispute, as is the key question of who decides them
New Era, New Emperor, New Realities
Five members of the British royal family, including the future King George V, got tattooed in Yokohama
Dancing Fools and Watching Fools: Alan Booth’s Journey
Just as the gap between the writer and reader has shrunk, so has the gap between the writer and the written about
New Book: “On Kurosawa – A Tribute to the Master Director”
My latest book “On Kurosawa – A Tribute to the Master Director” explores AK’s work and life
Reiwa: Get Ready for the Age of Harmony and Auspicious Plum Blossom Viewing
The Western system makes the future seem predictable and mappable. Under gengo the future is radically uncertain.
R.I.P. Yuya Uchida: Sayonara to Japan’s Mr. Rock’n Roll
His party political broadcast, mostly in idiosyncratic English, turned out to be a classic of the genre.
My Heisei Journey: From Bubble Fantasy to Solid Ground
Euphoric hedonism was succeeded by utter despair
In Praise of Mess: Has Kondomania Gone Too Far?
Buddhist monk Kenko Yoshida could be considered a “de-cluttering guru” of the fourteenth century
The Bull Market in Bungaku: Japan’s Literary Revival
Higashino sometimes occupies half the spots in the top 10, rather as the Beatles used to dominate the pop charts
The World Is Bigger Through Kurosawa’s Eyes
Great films travel far through time and place. When viewed by fresh eyes, they become new films.