The Future of Japanese Entertainment & Culture with Waka Konohana Ikeda

In this premiere episode, guest Waka (Konohana) Ikeda will discuss the rise of Japonism in the 20th Century and the problems facing Japan that have been revealed through recent international co-productions. Then, she’ll make insightful suggestions on how the Japanese entertainment industry can move forward. Waka san has interviewed countless numbers of Oscar-winning and highly acclaimed artists including Hugh Jackman, Ang Lee, Claude Lelouch, Naoko Yamazaki, Hirokazu Koreeda, and many, many more. She also writes columns on Japanese culture and society for various publications such as the Japan Times, Newsweek, Huffpost, ELLE, and Vogue. We are thrilled to have her as our first guest.