History & Culture

Why Everything's Just Hunky Dory

The Japanese Connection (Maybe)

Apr 25 • Christopher Harding

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

Apr 18 • Christopher Harding

Samurai and Star Wars

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

Mar 27 • Christopher Harding

How to Read a Japanese Garden

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

Mar 20 • Christopher Harding

How to Read a Japanese Garden

Part I: Party Gardens and Paradise Gardens

Mar 13 • Christopher Harding

Japan On Canvas

A Conversation with Artist Carl Randall

Feb 20 • Christopher Harding

'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

Why Oda Nobunaga Welcomed the West

Japan's Three Unifiers & the Western World - Part I

Jan 30 • Christopher Harding

The Allied Occupation of Japan - Part IV

Jan 23 • Christopher Harding

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 • Christopher Harding

New Year’s Resolutions: 2,000 Years of Hurt

And Why ‘Kaizen’ Might Be The Answer

Jan 9 • Christopher Harding

Hidden Lives of the Samurai

Beyond Bloodshed

Nov 28, 2025 • Christopher Harding

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