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Chemtrails over Kyoto
What stops conspiracies from hijacking the conversation in Japan?
Jul 30
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Matt Alt
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Pop and Populism
Japan’s far right won big in yesterday's elections. What's it mean for pop culture?
Jul 21
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Matt Alt
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June 2025
Japanese TV vs American Reality
America turned itself into a reality show. Why didn’t Japan?
Jun 30
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Matt Alt
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Hell is Other People
The real reason the Japanese government is so obsessed with tourism
Jun 20
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Matt Alt
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America is burning. Why isn’t Japan?
A voice actress has a very bad week.
Jun 13
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Matt Alt
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May 2025
Empire of Monsters
The rural fantasies of San'in that made Japan a global superstar
May 29
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Matt Alt
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Japan doesn’t give a **** about you
And that’s the real secret to global pop-cultural success
May 17
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Matt Alt
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Boys vs Girls, Japan vs America
Japan doesn't have a "manosphere." The reasons why might surprise.
May 2
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Matt Alt
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April 2025
Ghibli, glibly
What does Hayao Miyazaki really think about AI?
Apr 3
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Matt Alt
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March 2025
The revolution will be... illustrated?
What a terrorist incident from 1970's Japan tells us about American politics today
Mar 23
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Matt Alt
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February 2025
Chinpokomon Diplomacy
In a post-rule of law world, Japan bets on fantasies to see it through
Feb 15
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Matt Alt
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Why didn’t Japan invent generative AI?
Today's "AI arms race" is a sequel. The first played out between the US and Japan. And it isn't over yet.
Feb 3
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Matt Alt
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