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Episode 38: Samurai and Star Wars

2026/03/27

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Episode 37: How to Read a Japanese Garden

2026/03/20

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Episode 36: How To Read a Japanese Garden

2026/03/19

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Episode 35: How Will Japan's First Female PM Handle China?

2026/02/27

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Episode 34: Japan On Canvas

2026/02/20

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Episode 33: Loneliness in Japan

2026/02/06

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Episode 32: Why Oda Nobunaga Welcomed the West

2026/01/31

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Preview: Episode 31: Entrepreneurs

2026/01/23

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Episode 30: The Dark History Behind Japan's 'Cursed' Prime Minister's Residence

2026/01/16

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 discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrishardingjapan.com/subscribe

Episode 29: New Year’s Resolutions: 2,000 Years of Hurt - And Why ‘Kaizen’ Might Be The Answer

2026/01/10

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Preview: Episode 28: Will Japan Go Nuclear?

2026/01/02

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Episode 27: Why is Japan Falling Behind in AI?

2025/12/19

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Preview: Episode 26: Taiwan 2026

2025/12/05

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

2025/12/05

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

2025/11/21

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