‘A life of dignity should not be reserved for a fortunate few’ isn’t a populist mantra or a hard-to-grasp aspiration. It’s just common sense and human decency.

Hi there, I’ve been learning Japanese for over two years and am using AI for sentence construction and grammar. So I know the feeling. I’m the first one to scold my students for choosing shortcuts to language learning but I must admit it’s proved immensely helpful to get the feel of the language!

I’ve started learning Japanese and it’s taking up all my ‘bandwidth’. I see what you mean!

As a country with a long history of isolation, Japan has developed a unique take on world affairs and a unique vantage point. In a context of extremely polarised, often binary international politics, it offers a sort of reprieve, an ‘out’.

Hi Eiji, i came across some of your posts yesterday and read about your thoughts on some current issues right now. It’s good to have an insight into how Japanese people relate to the world outside their own country.