Land of the Rising SunConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 718
Oct 28, 2020 • 52m
Diversity and Conformity in Modern Japan
Guest: Christopher Harding, Senior Lecturer in Asian History at the University of Edinburgh and author of "Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present"
Japan’s quest for progress has often led to a push for conformity. Harding explores challenges to a national culture.
American Sutra
Guest: Duncan Ryuken Williams, Director, USC School of Religion
Buddhist Japanese-Americans incarcerated during WWII made makeshift altars and used the light of the army searchlights to continue practicing their religion. Their resilience inspires us to preserve the American value of religious freedom.