Edo Erotica: Shunga in Shinjuku
Even now official Japan is dubious about the worth of Shunga
In the Steps of the Samurai
In an era of rigid hierarchies, Odano is said to have made the comment “all humans are equal when their bodies are dissected”.
Confusion, Wokery and Disney-fication: the British Museum’s flawed Samurai exhibition
There was a point during my tour of the exhibits that I began to think I was in Madame Tussaud’s
How Japan Got Its Mojo Back
Japan’s role is to be the antithesis of China…
Five Fitting Scenarios for the Year of the (Fire) Horse
Japan is unusual in that younger people tend to be more right-wing than senior citizens…
Soviet and Russian Espionage against Japan
Izumi did more damage to Japan than Richard Sorge and continued to serve his Soviet masters into the 1950s
MODERN JAPANESE GARDENS: By Stephen Mansfield
Perhaps it was there that the late musician was best able to experience “the deceleration of time and expansion of space”
Warren Buffett’s Japanese Love Call
Published in Japan Forward May 24 2025 It really is the end of an era. Warren Buffett, the greatest investor of modern times, is to retire at the age of 94. While maintaining his optimism about America, he has not made any significant new investments in his home market for some years. Even the sharp … Warren Buffett’s Japanese Love Call
A Cinematic Ode to Japan’s Avant Garde Pioneers
A portal into a phantasmagorical world that is grotesque, full-on erotic, dangerous and as absurd as “Alice Through The Looking Glass” – yet comical, exciting and unforgettable.
100 Years of Mishima: Still Surprising, Still Disturbing
“he actually loathed the militarism represented by the Japanese Army of pre-World War II years”