The Geopolitics of Football: Japan 7 China 0
What China badly needs is love, love of the game as exemplified by one remarkable Japanese player.
‘Straight to Hell’: The Extraordinary Life of Kazuko Hosoki
As to the value of her predictions, she got the big one right…
Edo Erotica: Shunga in Shinjuku
Even now official Japan is dubious about the worth of Shunga
Five Fitting Scenarios for the Year of the (Fire) Horse
Japan is unusual in that younger people tend to be more right-wing than senior citizens…
Three Devil Man in the Kobe Hotel
As for “three devils,” he did not deny the suggestion that it stood for womanizing, drinking and gambling.
Kaleidoscope Japan: A Nation Through the Lens of its Literature by Richard Nathan
he completed the race with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours and 32 minutes, during which he had six children and ten grandchildren
“Nabe-Sada”: Living Legend of Japanese Jazz
In a gangland dispute, the promoter was shot dead at the climax of the drummer’s solo
The Geopolitics of “Shōgun”
The show is an American product, but it feels half Japanese. Geopolitically, this makes sense since the U.S. is much more dependent on Japan than ever before.
How the Bank of Japan Can Turn Disaster into Triumph
The BoJ has taken on the appearance of an enormous and dangerous Moby Dick.
The Intelligent Ambiguity of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”
When a friend mentions an underground route for getting atomic secrets to Moscow, he responds “that would be treason”.