Abemon Go: Constitutional Reform and Reflation
Prime ministers came and went like karaoke singers taking turns at the microphone.
Hardier than the Male: Women Leaders Subvert the Stereotypes
In a darkly sarcastic poem, Rudyard Kipling claimed that ”the female of the species is more deadly than the male.”
Dragon Dance: Reloaded
My 2003 novel Dragon Dance has just been re-issued in digital form at the extraordinary bargain price of $3.91.
Post-Brexit: A New Era for Anglo-Asian Relations
If the EU had displayed one tenth of the pragmatism and flexibility of ASEAN, Britain would still be a member.
Tokyo Noir – The Silent Dead
“You’re an ignorant potato-eating slut from the boonies..”
The Widowmaker’s Message: Bring an End to Austerity
Once upon a time it was possible to view all this as some bizarre, uniquely Japanese phenomenon. No longer.
Anarchy in the UK: Four Key Questions for the Post-Brexit World
The response of the British public was the political version of giving the finger. At the same time, it directed a ball of spit at the pollsters
We’d Love to Change Your Head: Japan’s Beatlemanic Moment
Into this maelstrom came The Beatles, the biggest act on the planet and symbol of youthful hedonism
Brexit and the Unravelling of Europe
The ideological project of turning Greeks into Germans and vice versa has collided head-on with “the crooked timber of humanity.”
Night Opens My Dreams: Kan Mikami’s North Country Blues
He is also an actor with credits in Nikkatsu’s “Roman Porno” movies and the legendary gangster series “Battles without Honour and Humanity”