Episode 14: What Does the Future Hold for Japan?

We want to reward your patience waiting for our next episode to drop by bringing you a zinger! Illness struck your hosts and engineer but at least they had some time to put together a great episode. Without further ado, Michael and Kate head to Japan.

Perhaps no other country has undergone so many identity shifts than Japan. From a ferocious expansionist nation to leaders in peaceful industrialization, Japan has reshaped themselves to thrive. Now, with a shrinking population, threats from other nations, who will Japan need to become to ready themselves for what is next?

A former resident of Japan, Michael brings unique perspective on how history has informed the current and future moves of the island nation. We briefly touched on how strongly culture influences have shaped decisions around critical resources in our conversation around nuclear energy. Now we see how resource scarcity, external pressures, such as that by Russia, and an uncertain global future fuels dramatic shifts in priorities and identity of a nation.