Japan
Going East
A visitor worries that conservatism is stifling innovation in Japan, once home of the crazy gadget
Why Matter Really Matters
Firing neutrons under Japan may explain why the universe exists
Magical Mystery Tour de Force
A British production of a Japanese work, Shun-kin is a near-perfect triumph
Serious Music for Serious Times
There is an extraordinary fit between Japanese musical tastes and German Lieder
Exotic Stew
The China Lover by Ian Buruma
Carrying water for freedom
Hong Kong’s protestors are brave and, so far, successful. The Chinese Communist Party leadership must be kicking itself
Discussions with a stone wall
Britain’s main gay rights organisation is risking its own future by adopting gender self-ID as its new cause
In the heartlands of white-flag academia
When I tried to find out why my pro-Brexit article was turned down I was rebuffed — showing the intellectual conformism of universities