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Project 2049 Report is a weekly essay by the thinker Takahiro Mitsui.

Takahiro Mitsui, who studies Japan more deeply than anyone, offers an original philosophy drawn from an integrated Japanese cultural sensibility, so that we may come through the turbulent age now beginning and see the light that lies beyond it.

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Takahiro MitsuiProject 2049 ReportVol.0Oct 2, 2026 / 12:00 p.m. JSTFree sample

The Author

Takahiro Mitsui

Born on January 24, 1991, in Japan. Guided by a spirit of inquiry, he carries out fieldwork across the Japanese archipelago and develops an original philosophy that brings many fields together. In Japan he leads JIHAN JINKO Inc., working across writing, photography, and corporate identity.

His books include ROOTS: A Roots Expedition 2019–2026 and ROOTS: In Search of the Roots of the Japanese People — Photographs of the Land of the Japanese Archipelago 2019–2026. He also runs the Japanese-language newsletter TM MAGAZINE and the photo blog TAKAHIRO MITSUI.