Daily: From shogun to Sony, JAPAN explained

Few countries exercise such world-wide fascination while being as little understood outside their own borders as Japan. Christopher Harding, author of The Japanese: A History In 20 Lives, talks to Ros Taylor about the key figures who shaped Japan over the centuries, from princesses and samurai to pop culture visionaries.

“A British delegate who visited Japan in the 1990s said ‘If this is a recession, then I want one’”

“Japan needs more babies, more immigrants, more robots.”

“People fall in love with some element of Japan… but we don’t have a joined up sense of Japanese history.”

Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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