Chris Harding | Japanese History
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Chris Harding | Japanese History
@drchrisharding.bsky.social
Cultural historian & broadcaster based at the University of Edinburgh
Mainly now at Substack, Instagram and YouTube
👉 https://linkin.bio/chrisharding/
From gangster to kingmaker: Kodama’s story is the focus for the second of my five essays on America's transformative occupation of Japan, from 1945 to 1952.

www.historywithchrisharding.com/p/the-gangster
September 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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And for my own take, as a cultural historian: www.historywithchrisharding.com/p/rise-of-th...
September 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pride of place this morning at our local @waterstones.bsky.social.

And no, I didn’t put it there… 😂

@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
At the risk of bringing the tone down on Bluesky...

1. The Exchange of Fire
2. The Screen Defence
3. The Fart Bomb
4. The Drive-By
5. Teamwork

The Top Five moves in Japan's celebrated 'fart battle' artistic tradition.

More here (& turn up the sound) 👉 instagram.com/p/DOI3JtMDJ0B/
September 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM