Hi everyone,

Our guest today is Christopher Harding and our Conversation is about the Meiji Restoration, which transformed Japan in the late 19th century.

A little about Christopher: He’s a cultural historian & broadcaster based at the University of Edinburgh. He writes about Japan, India & East-West encounter, and is the author of Japan Story, The Japanese and The Light of Asia. You can subscribe to Christopher’s weekly Substack newsletter: IlluminAsia

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