Episodes (214)
195: Kabukicho: Tokyo's 'stadium of desire'
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jul 22, 202441:44pending
194: Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jul 4, 202434:15pending
193: Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jun 20, 202428:27pending
192: The sweaty pleasure of Japan’s inconvenient art
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jun 6, 202430:11pending
191: What does climate change sound like?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
May 23, 202439:17pending
Japan is doing better on accessibility than you think
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Apr 16, 202429:16pending
190: Sakura stories revisited: Getting in the mood for hanami
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Mar 25, 202426:06pending
189: A lawsuit puts alleged racial profiling by police on trial in Japan
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Mar 7, 202438:21pending
[Rebroadcast] Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Feb 29, 202420:26pending
188: A young 3/11 survivor and her vow to protect the ocean
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Feb 22, 202432:37pending
187: Hunting in Hokkaido; Taylor Swift comes to Tokyo
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Feb 15, 202435:35pending
186: Japan’s take on immortality; problems in Palworld
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Feb 8, 202434:53pending
185: Japan’s historic moon landing was right on target
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Feb 1, 202435:21pending
184: Japan rings in 2024 with an unwelcome disaster
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jan 18, 202438:02pending
183: Big in Japan 2023: Anime, Murakami and Legend of Zelda
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Dec 14, 202335:04pending
182: Feeling anxious? Wastewater, heat and Japan’s year in climate
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Dec 7, 202332:39pending
181: A problematic otaku dictionary and the Japanese approach to sitting
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Nov 30, 202338:30pending
180: Things get warmer with Xi; Johnny’s get the cold shoulder
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Nov 22, 202335:48pending
179: Bear goes the neighborhood? Japanese wildlife is on the move
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Nov 16, 202322:13pending
178: Japan’s ‘four-eyed tax hiker’ and the curse of Colonel Sanders
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Nov 9, 202332:02pending
177: Why single mothers in Japan have been left behind
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Nov 2, 202336:54pending
176: The specter of Itaewon has Shibuya spooked
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Oct 26, 202332:14pending
175: Table for one? What depopulation in Japan means for dinner.
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Oct 19, 202328:23pending
[Rebroadcast] Japan’s got ghosts
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Oct 12, 202341:46pending
[Rebroadcast] What should you expect when you land a job in Japan?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Oct 5, 202313:17pending
174: Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Sep 28, 202320:51pending
173: Does a university cannabis scandal point to a larger trend?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Sep 21, 202333:16pending
172: Johnny’s talent agency admits to past abuse. What now?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Sep 14, 202342:01pending
171: Anger at Fukushima’s wastewater; hope in its renewables
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Sep 7, 202340:58pending
170: The earthquake that turned Tokyo to ash
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Aug 31, 202323:03pending
169: One night out in Tokyo
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Aug 24, 202322:24pending
168: Why is modernizing Japan so darn hard?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Aug 10, 202323:24pending
167: Hayao Miyazaki’s confusing new masterpiece
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Aug 2, 202328:18pending
166: A tale of two Fujis: Bullet climbs, crowds and Lizzo
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jul 26, 202334:44pending
165: Why 2023 will be a deciding year for Japan’s iconic summer festivals
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jul 19, 202332:17pending
164: Japan is about to release 1.3 million tons of Fukushima wastewater. Should...
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Jul 12, 202331:07pending
163: Would you spend the night in a coffin … for art?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jul 5, 202335:14pending
[Rebroadcast] Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jun 28, 202319:45pending
162: Things just got a bit tougher for asylum-seekers in Japan
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jun 21, 202322:58pending
161: How the climate crisis is supercharging Japan’s rainy season
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Jun 14, 202322:43pending
160: Is Japan going to legalize same-sex marriage?
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Jun 7, 202332:04pending
159: G7 ’23: Kishida’s pumped from a Zelenskyy bump
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May 31, 202328:28pending
158: Japan’s up for fusion — just don’t call it ‘nuclear’
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May 24, 202320:10pending
157: Yes, crime is on the rise in Japan. No, you don’t have to panic.
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May 17, 202323:22pending
156: Kishida’s close call, Kyoto’s dual festivals and the now not-so-novel coron...
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May 10, 202333:23pending
[Rebroadcast] The sublime boredom of walking in Japan
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May 3, 202334:33pending
[Rebroadcast] Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Apr 26, 202329:24pending
[Rebroadcast] How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz
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Apr 19, 202324:38pending
155: Local flavors, global impact: Noma returns to Japan
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Apr 13, 202330:08pending
154: What should you expect when you land a job in Japan?
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Apr 5, 202326:01pending