Land of the Rising Sun
b'Diversity and Conformity in Modern Japan
Guest:\\xa0Christopher Harding,\\xa0Senior Lecturer in Asian History at the University of Edinburgh and author of "Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present"
Japan\\u2019s quest for progress has often led to a push for conformity.\\xa0Harding explores challenges to a national culture.
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American Sutra
Guest: Duncan Ryuken Williams, Director, USC School of Religion
Buddhist Japanese-Americans incarcerated during WWII made makeshift altars and used the light of the army search lights to continue practicing their religion. Their resilience inspires us to preserve the American value of religious freedom.'