High Finance & Old Japan

Studio 360

Hedge fund poetry and the secrets of old Japan. Find out how a job in the complicated world of high finance inspired the poet Katy Lederer. Despite 20 years of living in Japan, writer Pico Iyer embraces his outsider status there. The ancient Japanese tea ceremony finds a place in the modern world. And hear the haunting story behind a Japanese forest that attracts those seeking to end their lives.

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