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The double agent who introduced Japan to the West

The double agent who introduced Japan to the West

Update: 2025-11-13
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Bill Emmott profiles Lafcadio Hearn, the Anglo-Irish-Greek foreign correspondent who made Japan his home. Read by Leighton Pugh.



Image: Lafcadio Hearn photographed with his wife, Setsuko Koizumi, and their son. Credit: GRANGER - Historical Picture Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
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The double agent who introduced Japan to the West

The double agent who introduced Japan to the West

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