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Tokyo on Fire!

Featuring distinguished guests ranging from ambassadors to international executives, Tokyo on Fire delves into burning issues at the intersection of politics & business in Japan. Join host Timothy... Read more

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Abe-Trump "Bromance", North Korea Flirts with Denuclearization (with Brad Glosserman) | Tokyo on Fire

Abe-Trump "Bromance", North Korea Flirts with Denuclearization (with Brad Glosserman) | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: Last week, Prime Minister Abe travelled to meet with Pres... Read more

27 Apr 2018

31mins

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Trump's visit to Japan | Tokyo on Fire

Trump's visit to Japan | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: After finishing his Asian tour, what were the results of Trum... Read more

6 Dec 2017

30mins

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A look into the start of 2018 | Tokyo on Fire

A look into the start of 2018 | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: January 16th marked the fifth year of Prime Minister Shinzo A... Read more

29 Jan 2018

42mins

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Episode 3 - Revising Japan’s Constitution

Episode 3 - Revising Japan’s Constitution

A brief rundown of the Japanese debate for and against Japan’s pacifist constitution, which was ratified under strenuous... Read more

24 Feb 2015

1hr 1min

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Snap election update | Tokyo on Fire

Snap election update | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: We kick off this week with one of the hottest topics in curre... Read more

2 Nov 2017

37mins

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Morimoto Scandal Continues, Trump's Tariffs and Ambassador Orr | Tokyo on Fire

Morimoto Scandal Continues, Trump's Tariffs and Ambassador Orr | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: Joining us this week is President Obama's longest serving... Read more

29 Mar 2018

57mins

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Episode 5 – Dr. Nancy Snow on Nation Branding

Episode 5 – Dr. Nancy Snow on Nation Branding

In this special episode of Tokyo on Fire, Dr. Nancy Snow speaks to an audience at the Forum for Corporate Communications... Read more

10 Mar 2015

29mins

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Episode 4 - Handling Political Scandals

Episode 4 - Handling Political Scandals

Political scandals in Japan have been rocking the domestic and foreign press as of recent. This week, we offer our take ... Read more

3 Mar 2015

54mins

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Episode 8 – Japan’s Local Elections

Episode 8 – Japan’s Local Elections

This episode of Tokyo on Fire focuses on the rising tensions between the Abe administration and the Governor of Okinawa,... Read more

31 Mar 2015

1hr 3mins

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Episode 7 – Japan’s Consumption Tax

Episode 7 – Japan’s Consumption Tax

As part of the Abenomics plan; 2014 saw Japan’s consumption tax rate increase from 5% to 8%. Have monetary easing and fi... Read more

24 Mar 2015

49mins

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Episode 6 – Pacific War 70 Year Anniversary

Episode 6 – Pacific War 70 Year Anniversary

70 years have passed since the end of the Pacific War. How has Japan changed as a country since the then? How will the c... Read more

17 Mar 2015

53mins

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Abe Scandals Resurface, Defense Ministry Kerfuffle | Tokyo on Fire

Abe Scandals Resurface, Defense Ministry Kerfuffle | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: Just when it seemed Prime Minister Abe had finally silenc... Read more

17 Apr 2018

43mins

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Asia Policy and Nuclear Stance | Tokyo on Fire

Asia Policy and Nuclear Stance | Tokyo on Fire

This week on Tokyo on Fire: The Moritomo Scandal is - surprise-surprise! - back to ha... Read more

19 Jan 2018

51mins

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Carlos Ghosn Re-Arrested | Tokyo on Fire

Carlos Ghosn Re-Arrested | Tokyo on Fire

The Carlos Ghosn scandal continues, with the former Nissan chairman being rearrested over charges of understated income.... Read more

11 Dec 2018

17mins

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Superstar CEO Carlos Ghosn Arrested | Tokyo on Fire

Superstar CEO Carlos Ghosn Arrested | Tokyo on Fire

The Carlos Ghosn arrest: all according to the script? Are foreign CEOs treated differently from Japanese CEOs? Were corp... Read more

27 Nov 2018

42mins

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Will Las Vegas Come To Japan? | Tokyo on Fire

Will Las Vegas Come To Japan? | Tokyo on Fire

Las Vegas-like resorts in Japan? It definitely could happen: the Abe Administration has pushed through enabling legislat... Read more

17 Jul 2018

37mins

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Brand 2020 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Japan (with Tim Romero)

Brand 2020 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Japan (with Tim Romero)

Japan has seen a resurgence of enthusiasm in its startup community over the past few years. As venture capital becomes ... Read more

15 Jul 2018

18mins

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Brand 2020 | AirBnB: 98% of Japanese Listings Gone?

Brand 2020 | AirBnB: 98% of Japanese Listings Gone?

AirBnB Japan has captured global headlines as recent regulation changes have all but exiled the company from this market... Read more

26 Jun 2018

17mins

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Brand 2020 | Abusive Japan: Olympic Sports (with Yoko Zutterlund)

Brand 2020 | Abusive Japan: Olympic Sports (with Yoko Zutterlund)

From hitting young children to blacklisting athletes who spurn their sexual advances, acceptable coaching practices in J... Read more

22 Jun 2018

25mins

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Nuclear Niigata | Tokyo on Fire

Nuclear Niigata | Tokyo on Fire

Tokyo may not be on fire, but the Niigata elections sure were! Some may even describe them as Nuclear—well, at least the... Read more

19 Jun 2018

13mins

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