HeyJaredJapan and the World
Conversations and audio essays about Japanese history, culture and global connections. www.chrishardingjapan.com
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The Last Taxi Driver in Tokyo? (opens the original)
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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 1960s should be getting around to this only now. Trials have been going on since 2018, when Japan’s prime minister Shinzō Abe promised driverless mobility services by the time of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But Japan’s tech lea
The Allied Occupation of Japan V (opens the original)
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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 all are now freely available):Part I - The Blue-Eyed Shōgun (Douglas MacArthur)Part II - The Gangster (Kodama Yoshio)Part III - The Star (pop icon Misora Hi
Coming Up...! (opens the original)
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Thank you for subscribing to Japan and the World. I really appreciate your support, as the newsletter closes in on 2,000 readers.Conscious of the value of your time, and in hopes of making sure each edition of the newsletter is backed by the research and reflection it needs, I’m going to be publishing every other Friday from now on, rather than weekly.Here’s a flavour of what’s coming up over the next few months:Japan’s trillion-yen gamble on ‘physical AI’ - will it be the key to solving the dem
How to Build a High-Trust Society (opens the original)
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During the World Cup this year, the familiar, heart-warming story about Japanese fans once again did the rounds - only this time with a twist. There they were, diligently clearing up their rubbish before leaving the stands. But while global audiences sighed with approval, back in Japan women took to social media with variations of the same complaint: you do this in public, but at home you’re a slob.It looked like double-standards. But I think it was something slightly different: the behaviour ex
How To Read Hokusai's 'Great Wave' (opens the original)
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