Oliver Jia

Oliver Jia is a freelance writer based in Kyoto, Japan. He has produced commentary on culture and East Asian geopolitics for The Spectator, UnHerd, NK News, The Japan Times, and other outlets. He also runs his Substack, Foreign Perspectives.

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A modern snapshot of Hiroshima, Japan. (Photo via Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images.)

The Next 250

A Better Way to Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Oliver Jia / March 6, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Society & Culture

Charting the Decline of ‘Star Wars’

Oliver Jia / December 27, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images and Courtesy of Nintendo/Konami).

Society & Culture

Conservatives, Stop Bashing Video Games

Oliver Jia / December 13, 2025

The Monday Essay

The Era of Immortality Is Here

Oliver Jia / November 17, 2025

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World Events

Japan’s Own ‘Iron Lady’

Oliver Jia / October 29, 2025

Oliver Jia

A Better Way to Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Charting the Decline of ‘Star Wars’

Conservatives, Stop Bashing Video Games

The Era of Immortality Is Here

Japan’s Own ‘Iron Lady’

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