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Japan On Canvas
A Conversation with Artist Carl Randall
Feb 20
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Christopher Harding
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'Sanamania,' the Japanese Right and the CIA
Last weekend, Japan’s first female prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, won herself a landslide in a snap election to her country’s powerful lower house.
Feb 13
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Christopher Harding
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Loneliness in Japan
This week, I’ve been reading Alone in Japan: a disturbing yet strangely beautiful meditation on Japan’s declining population, written by Tom Feiling and…
Feb 6
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Christopher Harding
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January 2026
Why Oda Nobunaga Welcomed the West
Japan's Three Unifiers & the Western World - Part I
Jan 30
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Christopher Harding
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Entrepreneurs
The Allied Occupation of Japan - Part IV
Jan 23
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Christopher Harding
9
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The Dark History Behind Japan's 'Cursed' Prime Minister's Residence
Japan’s prime minister lives and works in one of the most unusual official residences in the world - a building shaped by violence and political…
Jan 16
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Christopher Harding
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10
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New Year’s Resolutions: 2,000 Years of Hurt
And Why ‘Kaizen’ Might Be The Answer
Jan 9
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Christopher Harding
21
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December 2025
Will Japan Go Nuclear?
Murky History, Uncertain Future
Dec 19, 2025
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Christopher Harding
9
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Why is Japan Falling Behind in AI?
And What Can Be Done?
Dec 12, 2025
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Christopher Harding
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Welcome to Japan and the World
History, Culture and Global Connections
Dec 9, 2025
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Christopher Harding
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Rise of the Right - Free to read version
Who Are Japan’s New Breakthrough Parties - And What Do They Want?
Dec 9, 2025
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Christopher Harding
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Taiwan 2026
A Year of Peril - And Why It Matters for Japan
Dec 5, 2025
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Christopher Harding
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