Vivid, accessible essays about Japan and the encounters that have shaped East and West
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Japan’s $2 Billion Breakfast
It’s almost a rite of passage for first-time visitors to Japan to enjoy the tatami mats and hot springs of a ryokan - a Japanese inn - only to be confronted the next morning at breakfast with a shock-and-awe attack on their digestive syste...
The Jet Stream Offensive
On Saturday 5th May 1945, the Reverend Archie Mitchell and his pregnant wife Elsie were on an outing near Bly, Oregon, with five children from their church. Archie was standing by his car when he noticed that Elsie and the children had stop...
The Last Taxi Driver in Tokyo?
This week came the news that after testing around the streets of Tokyo, driverless taxis will start operating in Japan’s capital from next year.
It seems odd that the country that gave us driver-controlled automatic taxi doors back in the...
The Allied Occupation of Japan V
Our series commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied Occupation of Japan concludes with the godfather of manga, Tezuka Osamu.
If you haven’t read the previous instalments, they’re available here (some were previously paywalled, but...
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Historian, author and BBC broadcaster. Clear history for curious minds: essays, short films and online courses on Japan and its encounters with the world.
Tokyo based translator, photographer, and author. I specialize in re-contextualizing Japanese culture in a fun and engaging way for English readers.
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