Food & Culture

Mystified by Miyazaki

Last week, I went to see The Boy and the Heron with my teenage son. We had wanted to see it anyway, but a request came in to discuss it with Alastair…

Jan 21, 2024 •

Christopher Harding

Free the Weebs!

I hope everyone’s new year is off to a good start.

Jan 14, 2024 •

Christopher Harding

Christmas and New Year in Japan

One way to escape the post-Christmas blues is to jet off to Japan...

Dec 30, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

On perfect rice and enchanted waterways...

Dec 16, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

Part II: The Surf Strikes Back...

Aug 12, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

Part I: How Japan Ended Its Beef with Beef

Aug 3, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

I Need a (Japanese) Hero...

Flicking through the Japan options on Netflix - in search of spousal overlap for some evening viewing - I was struck by the images of Japanese heroism…

Jul 27, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

Oppenheimer's Dharma

Asian Wisdom and World War II

Jul 20, 2023 •

Christopher Harding

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