Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
Journalist & Editor

Mr. Robinson is a journalist and editor focusing on Japanese culture and food. He has contributed to the Financial Times, Monocle, The Wall Street Journal, and The Australian Financial Review, among other publications. He is the author of Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook.

A Tipping Point for the New Japan

Are we looking in or out? A senior politician admits Japan is “insular,” but Yoshito Hori believes the country can make its own luck.
Are we looking in or out? A senior politician admits Japan is “insular,” but Yoshito Hori believes the country can make its own luck.

Start Japan Up!

Japan is at a turning point. Exciting new things are happening, but the challenge remains: young entrepreneurs are being stifled, not nurtured.
Japan is at a turning point. Exciting new things are happening, but the challenge remains: young entrepreneurs are being stifled, not nurtured.

What Can We Learn from the 3/11 Crisis?

Some say Japan’s safety technology is still world class. But what has been learned from the March 11 disaster?
Some say Japan’s safety technology is still world class. But what has been learned from the March 11 disaster?