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2025 in Review

Farewell to Tatsuya Nakadai (1932-2025)

Why Fake News About Japan is Spreading

9/11 and Historical Memory

Why Japanese People Still Can't Speak English

80 Years Later — The World War II Generation is Almost Gone

Should You Live in Japan?

'Superman' Is an Enjoyable but Flawed Reboot

"Death Stranding 2" Doesn't Interest Me — For Now

'American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders' — Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

South Korea's New President Could Be Bad for Japan — Or Maybe Not

Should You Learn Japanese?

'Andor' is the Star Wars I Never Knew I Wanted

Trump Needs to Get Serious on Russia

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 Was A Mixed Bag

A Personal Journey Through Japan — Free Subscriber Preview

Douglas Murray and the American Right's Growing Divides

The Switch 2 Has Me Excited and Frustrated

How AI Corrupted the Art of Studio Ghibli

A Personal Journey Through Japan Part 3: Toyooka

'Star Wars: Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen & Salvador Larroca Omnibus': Filling in the Gaps

Asian Americans and the Futility of Race Hustling

Bonus Perspectives: Ukraine Talks Resume, Trump Bashes Japan Security Pact, "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," and "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater"

Bonus Perspectives: Zelenskyy vs. Trump, How Japan Helps Ukraine, "The Brutalist," and "Limbo"

A Bit of Film and War: "Too Late the Hero"

Bonus Perspectives: The Future of Ukraine, Switch 2 Price Rumors, "First Blood," and "Captain America: Brave New World"

Bonus Perspectives: New Chinese Propaganda, Gaza Refugees in Japan, Last Civil War Veterans, and "The Sympathizer"

Bonus Perspectives: Trump's War on Birthright Citizenship, Fuji TV Scandal, Stanley Kubrick's Last Films, and Al Bowlly

A Bit of Film and War: "The Dirty Dozen"

Bonus Perspectives: Biden Foreign Policy Report Card, Five Years of COVID in Japan, Stanley Kubrick's 1960s Films, and Harry Potter

Bonus Perspectives: Zelenskyy on Lex Fridman Podcast, Niigata Prefecture, Stanley Kubrick's Early Works, and Wham!