Philip Patrick

Why ‘safe spaces’ are nowhere to be seen on Japan’s university campuses

25 February 2020 10:18 pm

A part-time lecturer and friend of mine was reported to his university last month for making ‘inappropriate comments’ in the…

The BBC has much to learn from Japan’s national broadcaster

10 February 2020 10:59 pm

NHK is Japan’s version of the BBC – it was actually modelled after the Beeb way back in the 1920s.…

Shinzo Abe’s luck is finally running out

22 January 2020 4:17 am

The Japanese are fond of poeticising the fleeting beauty of the cherry blossom season, which no sooner reaches its full…