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Why are we so obsessed with Japan?

30 min•17 januari 2026

A professional sumo tournament in London in October 2025 offered more than sporting spectacle.


It became a lens through which to view Japan’s growing cultural pull in the West, a society where ancient ritual, hierarchy and Shinto belief coexist with hyper-modern life.


Tanjil Rashid is joined by historian Christopher Harding to explore how Japan balances tradition and modernity, and why that balance is proving increasingly compelling to Western audiences.

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