April is cruelly sunny right now, giving us the rarest of beasts- a British Easter weekend heavy with blossom and twenty-five degree warmth. After a
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Shimaguni Part 1: Island Mindset
Japanese has a word: shimaguni. It means ‘island nation‘. Unremarkable, you might think. Yet bottled in four syllables is a distillation of a supposed national
Kid Culture (Summer Camp, Week 4)
This morning in Tokyo, the rain is torrential, and I am delighted. Summer Camp has been a rewarding experience, but summer, as a concept, I
Juku Box: How Much Education Is Too Much?
Mostly they came after the war, a curse in their own way, like England’s ugly new towns.
Reiwa
This has been Golden Week, and it’s been manic. There’s been all manner of celebration in Hiroshima, with the Flower Festival, which was as much
Quantum Politics (or, Batman! Robin! Let’s Do Local Election Apathy!)
Campaigners drive around in cars with megaphones on the roofs, waving at people and blaring messages. Around the city, there are neat, respectful lines of
