Christopher Harding is the author of Japan Story, The Japanese and The Light of Asia. Harding teaches at the University of Edinburgh and frequently broadcasts on Radio 3 and Radio 4. He produces a weekly newsletter and podcast about Japan, History with Chris Harding. He is also on Instagram and YouTube: @ChrisHardingJapan.
A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries