Boys (and girls), be ambiguous!
When Japanese leaders wade into the culture wars, pop culture suffers.
“Boys, be ambitious!” were the apocryphal parting words of educator William S. Clark to his students at Hokkaido University in 1876. They’re inscribed on a monument there, and in the hearts of Japanese thanks to a famed newspaper column on the topic. But when you think about it, Japan isn’t really known for its…
