Nagasaki shouldn't have snubbed Israel from its A-bomb ceremony
The wrong headlines have been generated, just as always seems to be the case when politics intrudes on what ought to be strictly non-political
Japanese culture
Friday
Monday
Why Japan is unlikely to legalise same-sex marriage
Calls for change are not outright dismissed, just subtly deflected
Monday
Why are the Japanese so bad at English?
Why would a people usually so meticulous about every aspect of life be so seemingly careless about the correct use of a foreign language?
Monday
The curiously quiet reaction to Oppenheimer in Japan
There has been criticism, but it has been measured and constructive
Monday
Japan shows up Britain’s impoverished councils
I’m woken the next morning by a fishing boat chugging out of the harbor
Saturday
Japan is no country for young men
The Japanese like and respect the old so don’t automatically view more of them as a disaster