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Death, Taxes, and Manga
From “That Girl is Probably a Tax Evader,” by Enomoto Kaisei and Reiri
Art Basel asked me to write an essay on the provocative topic of whether Japanese comics and graphic novels, a.k.a. manga, could be considered art. The reason for the r...
A Wild Prize Chase
Every year in Japan around this time, the ritual begins. I’m not talking about a seasonal food or the start of a religious holiday. I’m talking about fans of Haruki Murakami gathering to see if he might win the Nobel Prize in Literature. An...
The Salaryman Spaceman
Toyohiro Akiyama has died at 84. You may remember his name from Pure Invention, for his story serves as a thematic pivot between Japan’s fall as an economic powerhouse and re-invention as a fantasy superpower. Truly, it is an evocative mome...
When Pop Becomes Policy
Last week, the Institute of Geoeconomics hosted me for a discussion at the International House of Japan. I spoke with research fellow Gabriele Maletta about the Takaichi administration’s efforts to make pop culture a pillar of the Japanese...
The President’s New Arcade
Consider two recent governmental initiatives.
In August, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released a “Five Year Plan for making Japan a Storytelling Nation.” It proposed a series of reforms intended to harness the value of...
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