Deep Dive from The Japan Times
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Aug 23, 2019
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Looking beneath the surface of Japan.
We talk to Japan Times journalists and guests about current events and trends in Japan.
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Japan is doing better on accessibility than you think
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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190: Sakura stories revisited: Getting in the mood for hanami
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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189: A lawsuit puts alleged racial profiling by police on trial in Japan
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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[Rebroadcast] Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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188: A young 3/11 survivor and her vow to protect the ocean
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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187: Hunting in Hokkaido; Taylor Swift comes to Tokyo
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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186: Japan’s take on immortality; problems in Palworld
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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185: Japan’s historic moon landing was right on target
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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184: Japan rings in 2024 with an unwelcome disaster
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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183: Big in Japan 2023: Anime, Murakami and Legend of Zelda
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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182: Feeling anxious? Wastewater, heat and Japan’s year in climate
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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181: A problematic otaku dictionary and the Japanese approach to sitting
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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180: Things get warmer with Xi; Johnny’s get the cold shoulder
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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179: Bear goes the neighborhood? Japanese wildlife is on the move
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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178: Japan’s ‘four-eyed tax hiker’ and the curse of Colonel Sanders
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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177: Why single mothers in Japan have been left behind
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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176: The specter of Itaewon has Shibuya spooked
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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175: Table for one? What depopulation in Japan means for dinner.
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Japan’s got ghosts
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] What should you expect when you land a job in Japan?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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174: Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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173: Does a university cannabis scandal point to a larger trend?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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172: Johnny’s talent agency admits to past abuse. What now?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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171: Anger at Fukushima’s wastewater; hope in its renewables
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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170: The earthquake that turned Tokyo to ash
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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169: One night out in Tokyo
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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168: Why is modernizing Japan so darn hard?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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167: Hayao Miyazaki’s confusing new masterpiece
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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166: A tale of two Fujis: Bullet climbs, crowds and Lizzo
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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165: Why 2023 will be a deciding year for Japan’s iconic summer festivals
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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164: Japan is about to release 1.3 million tons of Fukushima wastewater. Should we be concerned?
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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163: Would you spend the night in a coffin … for art?
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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162: Things just got a bit tougher for asylum-seekers in Japan
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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161: How the climate crisis is supercharging Japan’s rainy season
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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160: Is Japan going to legalize same-sex marriage?
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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159: G7 ’23: Kishida’s pumped from a Zelenskyy bump
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May 31, 2023 |
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158: Japan’s up for fusion — just don’t call it ‘nuclear’
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May 24, 2023 |
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157: Yes, crime is on the rise in Japan. No, you don’t have to panic.
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May 17, 2023 |
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156: Kishida’s close call, Kyoto’s dual festivals and the now not-so-novel coronavirus
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May 10, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] The sublime boredom of walking in Japan
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May 03, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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[Rebroadcast] How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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155: Local flavors, global impact: Noma returns to Japan
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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154: What should you expect when you land a job in Japan?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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153: The Japanese parliament expels some GaaSyy
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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152: The cherry blossoms are here and business is blooming
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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151: Haruki Murakami’s new novel. Plus, allegations resurface in J-pop.
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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150: Moving to Fukushima? You’ll have to kick out the boars first
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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149: Infinity and beyond: Yayoi Kusama’s next evolution
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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148: A Japanese photographer heads to Ukraine; a student flees to Tokyo
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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147: Living with disaster: Building the cities of the future
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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146: I can’t believe it’s not meat! Is lab-grown beef on Japanese menus?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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145: The sword, the shield and the new face of Japan's military
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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144: Japan on a plate: Our food critic reveals his favorite spots
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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143: Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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142: Culture in 2022: Good books, outdoor art and ‘Tokyo Vice’
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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141: Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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140: 25 years on from the protocol’s signing, did we ever 'Kyoto'?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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139: The Church, the State and Kishida's headache
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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138: How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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137: Is Japan the model for Elon Musk’s Twitter?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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136: Samurai Blues: The J. League, the World Cup and Japan’s place in global soccer
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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135: ‘High waves and dangerous storms’: How China’s moves are affecting Japan
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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134: Hey Japan, are you happy?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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133: Japanese pop culture in China: It's complicated.
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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132: Japan reopens its borders. Are tourists ready to return?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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131: It's Shotime!: Shohei Ohtani and the future of baseball
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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130: Deep Dive is back! And the climate crisis is still a problem.
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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129: Deep Dive is on a break
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May 19, 2022 |
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128: When will Japan open to tourists? w/ Kanako Takahara
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May 12, 2022 |
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127: Japan is losing people, but is it all bad? w/ Alex Martin
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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126: Why the yen has fallen to a 20-year low w/ Yuko Takeo
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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125: Nakagin, Nakagone: Demolishing an architectural dream w/ Chris Russell
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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124: Tokyo's energy crisis — a decade in the making w/ Shoko Oda
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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123: How the pandemic exacerbated Japan's gender inequality w/ Hanako Montgomery
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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122: One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan w/ Kanako Takahara
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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121: Where is Japan's Great Resignation? w/ Alex K.T. Martin
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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120: Sanctions and sanctuary: Japan responds to Russia's war in Ukraine w/ Noah Sneider
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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119: The sublime boredom of walking Japan w/ Craig Mod
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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118: Japan relaxes its border restrictions w/ Kanako Takahara
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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117: Where the wild things grow — foraging in Japan w/ Winifred Bird
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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116: The rise and fall of Japan's ski industry w/ Francesco Bassetti
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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115: Beijing 2022: A second pandemic Olympics w/ Dan Orlowitz & Madeleine Orr
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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114: The meteoric rise of anime w/ Matt Schley
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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113: Trouble in paradise: Why is Ishigaki building a missile base? w/ Ben Dooley
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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112: A surge in omicron across Japan w/ Gearoid Reidy
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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111: So long, 2021
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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110: Chris Broad's Blade Runner fantasy comes to life
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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109: Are Japan's onsen sustainable? w/ Mara Budgen
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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108: What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave? w/Gearoid Reidy
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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107: Chaos at Japan's borders w/ Rochelle Kopp
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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106: What did Japan bring to COP26? w/ Masako Konishi
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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105: Japan's loneliness epidemic w/ Alex K.T. Martin
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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104: How Japan is already being impacted by climate change w/ Eric Margolis
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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103: Princess Mako's not-so fairytale wedding w/ Natsuko Fukue
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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102: Why is Kyoto going bankrupt? w/ Eric Johnston
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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101: Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister? w/ Satoshi Sugiyama
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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100: Keirin: The war on wheels w/ Justin McCurry
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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99: With half of Japan vaccinated, what's next for the vaccine rollout? w/ Lisa Du
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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98: Prime Minister Suga's shock resignation w/ Satoshi Sugiyama
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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97: Why a more accessible Japan is better for everyone w/ Josh Grisdale
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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96: What will be the legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics? w/ Anoma van der Veere
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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95: Farewell to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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94: Week 2 at the Tokyo Olympics: A marathon in the heat
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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93: Week 1 at the Tokyo Olympics: Gold, Covid and Naomi Osaka
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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92: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 2 (w/ Patrick St. Michel)
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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91: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 1 w/ Patrick St. Michel
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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90: Deep Dive is on a break
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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89: Why are the Tokyo Olympics still going ahead in a pandemic? w/ Motoko Rich
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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88: A clampdown on Japan's asylum seekers w/ Jesse Chase-Lubitz
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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87: Half a million and counting: Japan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine w/ Lisa Du
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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86: Twenty-five years of Pokemon w/ Tom Bateman
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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85: Ishinomaki: A tsunami-ravaged city, 10 years on w/ Alex Martin & Mari Saito
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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84: Ghosts of the Tsunami: The tragedy at Okawa Elementary School w/ Richard Lloyd Parry
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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83: What is Clubhouse and why is it so popular in Japan? w/ Yuzuha Oka & Austin Freeman
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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82: The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics w/ Motoko Rich
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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81: Chocolate in Japan: From Paris to the Ogasawara Islands w/ Jeana Cadby
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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80: A shift in Japan's climate policy w/ Ryusei Takahashi & Eric Margolis
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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79: What does QAnon mean for Japan? w/ Max Zimmerman
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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78: Japan's foreign residents are trapped — Part 3 w/ Magdalena Osumi
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19? w/ Lisa Du
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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76: So long, 2020
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Recultured #1: Collapse — How Covid-19 changed Japan's pop culture
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Recultured #2: Isolate — How Covid-19 changed Japan's pop culture
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Recultured #3: Adapt — How Covid-19 changed Japan's pop culture
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Recultured #4: Rebuild — How Covid-19 changed Japan's pop culture
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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What got you through 2020?
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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75: What will a Joe Biden presidency mean for Japan? w/ Sheila A. Smith
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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74: Reimagining Japan’s post-pandemic tourism industry w/ Alex Kerr
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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73: Japan's third wave of COVID-19 w/ Gearoid Reidy
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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72: Preserving the endangered Ainu language w/ Mara Budgen
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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71: CBD — Japan's path to medical marijuana? w/ Dan Buyanovsky
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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70: Japan's got ghosts w/ Thersa Matsuura
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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69: Why we should be celebrating Japan's tattoo culture w/ Alice Gordenker
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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68: Seven matches, seven masks, seven names w/ Joel Tansey
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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67: 'Convenience Store Woman' and the art of translation w/ Ginny Tapley Takemori
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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66: Kōji — the magical mold of Japan w/ Claire Williamson
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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(Bonus) The making of the Walkman w/ Matt Alt
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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65: Where is Japan's green recovery? w/ Ryusei Takahashi
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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64: The end of Shinzo Abe: What will Abe's legacy be? w/ Tobias Harris & Wakako Fukuda
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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63: The end of Shinzo Abe: What happened and who's next? w/ Satoshi Sugiyama & Tobias Harris
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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[Rebroadcast] What's the secret to Shinzo Abe's longevity? w/ Sakura Murakami
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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62: How Japan's border closures have affected international students w/ Rochelle Kopp
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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61: Tough times for Tokyo, the world’s dining capital w/ Robbie Swinnerton & Melinda Joe
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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60: Japan's foreign residents are trapped — Part 2 w/ Magdalena Osumi
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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59: Hiroshima, 75 years after the atomic bomb w/ Peter Chordas
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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[Rebroadcast] Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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58: A brief history of mask wearing in Japan w/ Alex Martin
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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57: Has Japan's pop culture conquered the world? w/ Matt Alt
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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56: A second term for Koike, a second wave for Tokyo? w/ Ryusei Takahashi
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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55: The case to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan w/ Alexander Dmitrenko
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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54: Yuriko Koike and the race for Tokyo governor w/ Kanako Takahara & Ryusei Takahashi
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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53: Why Japan needs Black Lives Matter w/ Ayana Wyse & Austin Freeman
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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52: Can Terrace House continue after Hana Kimura's death? w/ Alyssa Smith & Tom Hanaway
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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51: Japan's foreign residents are trapped - Part 1 w/ Magdalena Osumi
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May 28, 2020 |
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50: How Japan's 'murder hornet' got its new name w/ Matt Alt
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May 21, 2020 |
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49: Hospitalized, discharged and out the other side?
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May 14, 2020 |
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48: The Great Konbini Debate
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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47: The current state of Japan's emergency
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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46: What's it like to be tested for COVID-19 in Japan?
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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45: Ken Shimura — Japan loses a comedy legend
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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44: The Tokyo 2021 Olympics
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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43: Plastic nation
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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42: Will coronavirus cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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41: How can Japan's response to coronavirus improve?
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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40: An 11 year fight for asylum in Japan
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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39: What makes the J. League such a thrill to watch?
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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38: Aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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37: Japan and the Wuhan coronavirus
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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36: Has Fukushima found a future in renewables?
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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35: Japan's first climate emergency
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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34: The great escape of Carlos Ghosn
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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33: Have yourself a merry little podcast!
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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32: What's the secret to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's longevity?
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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31: Japan's youth climate movement is doing better than you think
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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30: #StandwiththePooh — The Hong Kong protesters in Japan
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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29: Is Tokyo ready for its next big earthquake?
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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26: Perspectives from Typhoon Hagibis — a storm chaser, an evacuee, a reporter
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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25: The start of Abe's extraordinary Diet
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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24: What does Brexit mean for Japan?
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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23: Welcome to the land of the rising scrum — Rugby World Cup 2019
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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22: Japan and South Korea's trade dispute
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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21: The death of Johnny Kitagawa, J-pop's puppet master
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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19: Why is Japan whaling again?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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17: Hikikomori — Japan's missing million
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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15: Japan — climate change leader or lagger?
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May 22, 2019 |
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14: What's the deal with Terrace House?
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May 13, 2019 |
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13: The extraordinary fall of Carlos Ghosn
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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12: Out with the old Emperor, in with the new
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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11: Inua's Thomas Frebel — a top chef in a city of stars
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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10: Ichiro's last stand?
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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9: Eight years on from Fukushima
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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8: I want to be a Japanese comedian
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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7: Kim and Trump — what's next?
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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6: What a week for Naomi Osaka
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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5: The legacy of the Tokyo riots
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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4: Japan's changing demographics
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki — to the stars and back again
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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Happy holidays
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Dec 25, 2018 |
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3: MeToo rises in Japan
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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2: The hangover that followed Japan's bubble era
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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1: Dual nationality in Japan
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Welcome to Deep Dive
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Oct 23, 2018 |