April 2026

Why Everything's Just Hunky Dory

The Japanese Connection (Maybe)

Apr 25 • Christopher Harding

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The Sun King

Japan's Three Unifiers and the Western World – Part II

Apr 18 • Christopher Harding

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March 2026

Samurai and Star Wars

These Are Not The Roles You're Looking For...

Mar 27 • Christopher Harding

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How to Read a Japanese Garden

Part II: Zen, Cherry Blossoms and London's Kyoto Garden

Mar 20 • Christopher Harding

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How to Read a Japanese Garden

Part I: Party Gardens and Paradise Gardens

Mar 13 • Christopher Harding

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See You Next Week!

Dear Readers,

Mar 6 • Christopher Harding

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February 2026

How Will Japan's First Female PM Handle China?

Looking Back, Moving Forward

Feb 27 • Christopher Harding

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Japan On Canvas

A Conversation with Artist Carl Randall

Feb 20 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Christopher Harding

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