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David Gornoski
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Dr Paul Axton joins David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta to talk about Japan's encounter with Christianity, why Western philosophical approaches don't work in Japan, Nihonjinron identity, the psychology of Amae, extraordinary life of Yukio Mishima, and more.

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