Back after our eight week Summer Series sojourn, we start the new series of the Monocle Weekly by talking to School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) academic Christopher Gerteis about today's Japanese elections and how the country might get back on track after recent economic and demographic woes. We also check in with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Jones about his new book Losing the News and talk to Monocle's resident media expert Mario García who speculates on the opportunities emerging for high-quality analytical writing over disposable press. Finally, we hear from our correspondent in Barcelona, Saul Taylor, who brings us a special report on the state of the Spanish economy. As usual Monocle's editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé chairs the proceedings and editor Andrew Tuck and culture editor Robert Bound are on hand with the culture, comment and debate.
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