Oliver is joined by Daisuke Tsuchiya, Partner at the Brunswick Group and head of Global Japan Practice, to discuss the Japanese business philosophy of ‘Sanpō Yoshi’, or the ‘good for three parties’. Daisuke argues that this notion of stakeholder capitalism, where a successful business must also benefit others, is an important alternative to the profit-oriented Western model of capitalism, especially in a world where nations are increasingly facing top-heavy demographics. Daisuke's Brunswick Prof...
Feb 04, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Oliver is joined by Professor Hugo Dobson, Professor of Japan's International Relations, to discuss the cancelled 46th G7 summit. We will explore the summit’s controversies and changes, reflecting the seismic political changes seen within G7 nations over 2020. We also discuss what changes this predicts for the G7 in 2021, the first to be held in post-Brexit Britain. Hugo's research profile and Twitter . Watch Hugo's interviews at the G20 Argentina 2018 , G7 Canada 2018 and G20 China 2016 . Read ...
Jan 28, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Oliver is joined by Dr Paulina Kolata to discuss lived religion in rural Japan, exploring the active role Buddhism and its institutions play in day-to-day life in such issues as rural depopulation. Paulina Kolata obtained her PhD in 2019 from The University of Manchester. She is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University and an Early Career Research Fellow at The University of Manchester. Her doctoral work investigated the religious, economic, and social impact of de...
Jan 21, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
明けましておめでとうございますand welcome back to Beyond Japan! For our first episode of 2021, Oliver is joined by Dr Jamie Coates, anthropologist and lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, to look at migrant communities in Tokyo and Japan at large, exploring how the liminal space of Ikebukuro has fostered a multinational district and understanding how attitudes towards Japan have changed amongst its denizens. Jamie's research profile Image credits: [L] Migrant Community of Ikebukuro by...
Jan 14, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 19
For our final episode of 2020, Oliver is joined by Dr Paula Curtis, historian of premodern Japan at Yale University, for a topical discussion on Digital Japanese Studies, considering how moving the field online through incorporating digital methods, tools and resources might alter its future direction. We consider the benefits and challenges of digitising Japanese Studies from compiling open-access databases to online networking. Paula's research profile Paula's website Image Credits: [L] Digiti...
Dec 17, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Beyond Japan will be taking a break over Christmas, resuming on the 14th of January 2021. We will be joined then by Dr Jamie Coates, anthropologist and Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, to look at migrant communities in Tokyo and Japan at large, challenging the homogenous image of a nation whose future depends on their currently overlooked migrant population. Until then, メリクリ and よいお年を！ Copyright © 2020 Oliver Moxham, ℗ 2020 Oliver Moxham. May be freely distributed i...
Dec 16, 2020•23 sec
Oliver is joined by Dr Marta Fanasca, researcher of Japanese and Gender Studies at the University of Manchester, to discuss gender in Japan through Dansō crossdressing escort services. We discuss issues of applying universal understandings of gender and LGBTQ+ terminology in a national context, challenge the Euro-American term of ‘escort’ and explore how supposedly conservative Japan reconciles with its history of gender fluidity. Marta's research profile Image credits: [L] 桜井 涼夜 (@ryoya0127) Tw...
Dec 10, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Oliver is joined by Eric Brunner, Professor of Social and Biological Epidemiology of University College London, to discuss ‘Health & Inequality in Post-Growth Japan’, examining the relationship between health and wealth and what we can learn from the high standard of health equality in Japan where the economy hasn’t seen major growth in 20 years. We apologise once more for the poor audio quality on my part caused by unresolved technical difficulties. These have now been amended for future ep...
Dec 03, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Oliver is joined by Dr Ian Rapley, history lecturer at Cardiff University, exploring the transnational invented language of Esperanto, its legacy in Japan and the alternative historical perspective it provides. We apologise once more for the poor audio quality caused by unresolved technical difficulties, but we can happily confirm they have been solved for next week’s recording. Ian's research profile is available here . Image credits: [L] Capa do manual de Esperanto - 1930s by Hemeroteca Munici...
Nov 26, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Oliver is joined by Dr Iza Kavedžija, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Exeter, to discuss ‘super-aged’ Japan, the challenges of a top-heavy demographic and how to live a meaningful, hopeful life in the face of crisis. Iza's research profile is available here . ARTICLES: Reorienting Hopes The good life in balance: Insights from ageing Japan MEDIA: Social care Japanese style – what we can learn from the world’s oldest population The Japanese concept of ikigai: why purpose might...
Nov 12, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Oliver is joined by Andrea De Antoni, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Ritsumeikan University, discussing how to academically approach rumours of hauntings and the discriminated histories they can represent. In this episode, we grapple with 'affect' as a means of understanding bodily experiences in haunted spaces and what we can learn from comparing such phenomena on a transnational level. Andrea's research profile is available here . You can also experience a drive through Kiyota...
Nov 05, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Oliver is joined by Warren Stanislaus, PhD candidate at Oxford and Associate Lecturer of global and transnational intellectual history at Rikkyo University, on the Black Lives Matter Movement and Afro-Japanese Cultural Exchange. Listen in to learn about the imaginings and attitudes towards race in Japan and the people challenging the homogeneity myth of 'Nihonjinron'. Warren's website can be found here . See the breakdown of his Rikkyo course on Transnational Intellectual History here . Read his...
Oct 29, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Oliver is joined by Dr Michael Tsang, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow at Newcastle University, who will be discussing the impact of acclaimed author Haruki Murakami’s ‘Always on the Side of the Egg’ speech on the Hong Kong protests. We explore the agency of a novelist using his skill with language to express political support and inspiration while averting direct political confrontation. See Michael's research profile here . Copyright © 2020 Oliver Moxham, ℗ 2020 Oliver Moxham. May...
Oct 22, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Oliver is joined by Dr Dolores (Lola) Martinez, research affiliate at the University of Oxford’s Anthropology department, to discuss the cinematic works of legendary director Akira Kurosawa and the exchange of ideas that occurred between his cinematography and that of Western cinema. See Lola's research profile here . ARTICLES Review of the book 'Kurosawa Akira vs. Hollywood' 2017 BBC podcast, 'Seven Samurai: A Japanese masterpiece' Copyright © 2020 Oliver Moxham, ℗ 2020 Oliver Moxham. May be fr...
Oct 15, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Oliver is joined by Dr Chris Perkins, senior lecturer in Japanese at the University of Edinburgh, who will be discussing Japanese Korean Cultural Exchange in the immediate post-war. We will be reflecting on how media shaped popular notions of both nations by their respective peoples after more than half a century of colonisation. See Chris's research profile here . You can watch Diary of Yunbogi here . Copyright © 2020 Oliver Moxham, ℗ 2020 Oliver Moxham. May be freely distributed in a classroom...
Oct 08, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Oliver is joined by Dr Giulio Pugliese, Departmental Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, who has written extensively on politics and international relations in the Asia-Pacific with a focus on Japan, China and the United States. Today we will be discussing the legacy of Shinzō Abe on Sino-Japanese relations following his resignation on the 16th September, and how his departure will impact the future relationship between Japan and China. You can ...
Oct 08, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Oliver is joined by Dr Sherzod Muminov, lecturer in Japanese History at the University of East Anglia, who explores how histories of empire and war are shaped in Japan and the reverberating impact that has in Japanese society and on its international relations. See Sherzod's research profile here . If you would like to tackle the challenging field of transnational imperial history with Sherzod, check out the ‘Researching Japan’ module of our new MA in Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies. Image cr...
Sep 24, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Oliver is joined by Dr Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer, lecturer in Japanese Arts, Cultures and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute, who will be introducing calligraphy and the post-war avant-garde movement. See Eugenia's research profile here . Eugenia is the Course Director of our new MA in Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies. If you would like to explore the colourful and diverse world of Japanese Art History, you can find out more about the course at the SISJAC website . Copyright © 2020 Oliver Moxh...
Sep 17, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Oliver is joined by Dr Nadine Willems to discuss political dissent during Japan’s modernisation period. She highlights the grievances of dissenters and the kind of censorship and repression they had to confront. She discusses the place of anarchism as an anti-capitalist ideology in the early twentieth century and how it was informed by foreign intellectual trends as well as indigenous traditions. The podcast also illustrates the role of poetry as a way to raise awareness about the plight of the ...
Jul 22, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Oliver is joined by Dr Rayna Denison, Senior Lecturer in Film, Television and Media Studies. Rayna specialises in local and transnational studies of Asian media industries, especially popular cinema and television. Today she kindly joins us to place the genre of Japanese animated television and film, popularly known as anime, into the broader world of arts. See Rayna's Research Profile here . Get in touch here . If this episode has fired up your interest in Japanese Arts, then check out the Japa...
Jul 15, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Oliver is joined by Dr Ra Mason, Sasakawa Lecturer in International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia who will introduce us to the dynamic and nuanced world of Japan's International Relations. See Ra's Research Profile here . If this episode has given you an appetite for politics and diplomacy, you can join Ra at the cutting edge of Japanese Foreign Policy on our new MA in Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies. For more information, see the SISJAC website . Copy...
Jul 08, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Oliver is joined by Dr. Hannah Osborne, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Literature at the University of East Anglia, who explores with us the diverse, powerful and increasingly international field of modern Japanese literature. Hannah Osborne is Lecturer in Japanese Literature at the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing and the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia. She completed her doctoral thesis, Gender, Love and Text in the Early Writings of Kanai Mieko at the...
Jul 01, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the debut episode of our new podcast series 'Beyond Japan', where we explore the interdisciplinary nature of Japanese Studies through academics from a wide range of fields. For our first episode, Oliver is joined by the Director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia, Professor Simon Kaner , Executive Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, where he is also Head of the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage talks about...
Jun 24, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
