Japan and the World
Christopher Harding
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Episode 38: Samurai and Star Wars
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Episode 37: How to Read a Japanese Garden
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Episode 36: How To Read a Japanese Garden
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Episode 35: How Will Japan's First Female PM Handle China?
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Episode 34: Japan On Canvas
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Episode 33: Loneliness in Japan
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Episode 32: Why Oda Nobunaga Welcomed the West
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Preview: Episode 31: Entrepreneurs
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Episode 30: The Dark History Behind Japan's 'Cursed' Prime Minister's Residence
Japan’s prime minister lives and works in one of the most unusual official residences in the world - a building shaped by violence and political upheaval. This is a public episode. If you'd like to…
Episode 29: New Year’s Resolutions: 2,000 Years of Hurt - And Why ‘Kaizen’ Might Be The Answer
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Preview: Episode 28: Will Japan Go Nuclear?
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Episode 27: Why is Japan Falling Behind in AI?
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Preview: Episode 26: Taiwan 2026
A Year of Peril - And Why It Matters For Japan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
Episode 25: Hidden Lives of the Samurai
Beyond Bloodshed This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
Preview: Episode 24: The Cosmic Maps that Unlock Japanese Buddhism
A Guide for the Perplexed This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
Episode 23: Why is Japan's Population Shrinking So Fast?
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Episode 22: A New Way to Discover Japan
An interview with Fanny Cornu and Anna Johnson, founders of a new start-up travel agency. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Preview: Episode 21: Does Japan Believe in Ghosts?
And What IS 'Belief', Anyway...? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
Episode 20: Walking the Yamanote Line
A New Way to Discover Tokyo This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
Preview: Episode 19: The Star
The Allied Occupation of Japan - Part III This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe
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Japan and the World has published 38 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in History, Society & Culture.
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