The advantages of bowing, apart from the public health benefits, are that it is dignified and solemn
By Philip Patrick
Office workers in Japan are renowned for their quasi-devotional relationship with their employer
By Philip Patrick
Accusations of institutionalized racism abound
By Philip Patrick
The Japanese still view dependence on the state with great suspicion
By Philip Patrick
Yes, there was a lockdown, of sorts, but it was all a bit phony
By Philip Patrick
The rise of ‘Corona rikon’
By Philip Patrick
The move runs counter to the general mood in Tokyo, where it remains quiet but calm, with no sense of impending doom in the air
By Philip Patrick
The Japanese are a very polite people, and disinclined to express their true feelings in public
By Philip Patrick
After a brief flurry of postponements and cancellations, life seems to be going on pretty much as usual
By Philip Patrick
Japan is like Switzerland in the culture wars, a safe haven where the hostilities raging elsewhere can be observed but avoided
By Philip Patrick
