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Last broadcast on Mon, 28 Nov 2011, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Japan: Hiroko Kawanami, Richard Lloyd Parry and Imran Yusuf explore the idea of Japan. What is it really like, and how does it match up to people's preconceptions?
Hiroko Kawanami is a Japanese lecturer in Buddhism who prefers living in the UK. Richard Lloyd Parry is Asia Editor of The Times and has lived in Tokyo for sixteen years. British stand-up comedian Imran Yusuf has visited Japan and loved it.
All three write and talk about the Japan they know, with presenter Dominic Arkwright - who has never been to Japan and freely admits he knows little about it..
Producer: Beth O'Dea.
Broadcasts
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Tue 22 Nov 201115:30
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Mon 28 Nov 201123:00
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