Takahiro Mitsui has spent many years conducting independent field research across Japan without any ties to organizations or the academy. This work stands on the freedom of a strictly independent perspective and for this reason full articles are reserved for paid subscribers.

Every article comes from combining the visceral texture of my own fieldwork in Japan with daily contemplation. I have decided only to leave things undecided. There is no fixed schedule and no specific theme. My focus is on how deep speculation from Japan can handle multifaceted topics and face the issues of the modern world. Shitsurae thus stands apart from mere introductions to Japan and offers a quality and volume found nowhere else.