Tim Odagiri
Has Japan Forgotten About Hiroshima?
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit Hiroshima, my first trip to that sprawling port city in Western Japan. As I gazed at a cloudbank...
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Tim Odagiri
Sep 26, 20233 min
Into Japan Book Now Available!
When you move to Japan, one of the first things you realize is how woefully unprepared you are for the experience. Naturally, there’s the...
Tim Odagiri
Jun 6, 20233 min
That Time Some Guy Said, “You’re Not Japan’s Emperor, I Am!”
You history buffs out there might recall that the mid-1940s was a busy time for Japan. With the empire’s defeat at the end of World War I...
Tim Odagiri
Jun 16, 20223 min
World History is Different in Japan
This past Sunday, I visited an English-language church in Tokyo. After the main service, they had an adult Sunday school class where the ...
Tim Odagiri
Dec 4, 20203 min
That Time When a Novelist Tried to Take Over Japan
On November 25, 1970, world-famous Japanese author, actor, and model Mishima Yukio (三島由紀夫) attempted a military coup d’état with the goal...
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