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How to Build a High-Trust Society

If you want what Japan has, start with the children

Aug 14 • Christopher Harding

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July 2026

How To Read Hokusai's 'Great Wave'

Surfing or Drowning?

Jul 24 • Christopher Harding

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Should Japan Have a Female Emperor?

You Decide!

Jul 17 • Christopher Harding

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The Future of Community?

How Hikikomori Went Global

Jul 10 • Christopher Harding

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Eight Million (Japanese) Ways to Happiness

Hiroko Yoda and Japanese Approaches to Life

Jul 3 • Christopher Harding and Hiroko Yoda

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June 2026

Is Japan Really 'Remilitarising'?

A clear emerging theme in Sanae Takaichi’s premiership is a more assertive Japan.

Jun 26 • Christopher Harding

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Why Samurai Blue?

Kit Colours, Racism and Soft Power

Jun 19 • Christopher Harding

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The Old Badger

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

Jun 12 • Christopher Harding

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May 2026

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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