Haruki Murakami

Articles Culture

Mishima in the Twenty First Century

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Can you imagine best-selling novelist Haruki Murakami leading a coup attempt against Japanese Prime Minister Suga?

Articles Culture Reflections

2050: Japan’s Cultural Footprint

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Just as you get the politicians you deserve, you get the works of art you deserve too.

Articles Culture

We’d Love to Change Your Head: Japan’s Beatlemanic Moment

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Into this maelstrom came The Beatles, the biggest act on the planet and symbol of youthful hedonism

Articles Politics

Maggie Abe and the Eggheads of Doom

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When Thatcher passed away, a Facebook campaign propelled “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” high into the charts