The East Angle

This episode is recorded in collaboration with the East Centre - University of East Anglia's Centre for the Study of East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Space.

Ra and Sherzod are joined by Dr Francis King and Dr Olga Sovenko to discuss the war in Ukraine from historical, sociological, and international political perspectives. Dr King is a Lecturer in European History in the School of History, UEA, where he teaches modules on Soviet and Eastern European History. Dr Sovenko is a Ukrainian sociologist who is currently Honorary Lecturer at the UEA and holds a British Academy research fellowship.

In this episode the hosts Ra Mason and Sherzod Muminov introduce both the podcast and themselves to the audience. They talk about the backstory of the East Angle, their own strange experiences in Japan before turning to the big question: "What's Japan's Place in the World?" Finally, they end the podcast with a discussion of football and Euro 2024.

Why does Japan, one of the leading nations in the world, lag behind when it comes gender equality? What should change in society for gender equality to be achieved?

In this first episode of The East Angle, hosts Ra Mason and Sherzod Muminov discuss gender issues in Japan with Mami Mizutori, a top Japanese diplomat who until recently served as Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, and Hannah Osborne, a scholar of Japanese literature at the University of East Anglia.