Salute to Toshiro Mifune: Japan’s Greatest Movie Star
When Hideyoshi orders his soldiers to cut off the man’s nose and ears, he fights back
Rock Gods in Japan: Who’s Appropriating Who?
A famous number of theirs compares a girlfriend’s physical attributes to those of a high-performance sports car.
Blowback: Sunak, Kishida & the Supercompetitive Yen
Large currency moves always create winners and losers: the losers complain loudly while the winners count their profits and keep quiet.
Currency Crunch: The Yen is massively mispriced
Deflation could easily return
Reflections on a Funeral
I’m glad the protesters were there and glad they got some feedback
Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Part 2: A More Comfortable, Confident and Asian Japan
The era of the blonde English language teacher as neighbourhood celebrity is over.
Bopping and Bathing in Beppu
Ichiro has never left his hometown. He has his pick of the local females
Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Part 1: Normalizing Japan
The KCIA and Moon’s Unification Church were as ‘close as lips and teeth’, as the saying goes,
Herzog’s Onoda: The Twilight World
Crickets scream at the cosmos… A crocodile ate a countess…
Yakushima: Where I Met the God of the Forest
80% of Yakushima’s ancient cedars have been chopped down and converted into furniture and building materials