Ranked #1
28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan
28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan
Chris Broad of Abroad in Japan and Sharla of Sharmander discuss their careers as two of the most successful YouTubers in... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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42mins
Ranked #2
17: Hikikomori — Japan's missing million
17: Hikikomori — Japan's missing million
Over 1 million people are thought to be hikikomori in Japan, meaning they've remained isolated at home for at least six ... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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22mins
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Ranked #3
33: Have yourself a merry little podcast!
33: Have yourself a merry little podcast!
Japan Times contributor Julia Bergin (@juliabergin1) and editor Shaun McKenna (@jt_sloosh) join Oscar Boyd (@omhboyd) fo... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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41mins
Ranked #4
31: Japan's youth climate movement is doing better than you think
31: Japan's youth climate movement is doing better than you think
Ahead of the global climate strikes on Nov. 29, Fridays for Future leader Takuro Kajiwara and 350.org field organizer Hi... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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37mins
Ranked #5
20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
This episode is sponsored by Cicerone and its new guidebook "Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji," whic... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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46mins
Ranked #6
4: Japan's changing demographics
4: Japan's changing demographics
Their trials and tribulations offer insight into how Japan will cope with an expected influx of young, foreign workers i... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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18mins
Ranked #7
38: Aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
38: Aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
Japan Times staff reporter Ryusei Takahashi has talked to passengers about their experiences on the ship. Hosted by Osca... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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18mins
Ranked #8
19: Why is Japan whaling again?
19: Why is Japan whaling again?
On July 1, Japan announced it would leave the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial whaling within its e... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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23mins
Ranked #9
27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill
27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill
Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporte... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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23mins
Ranked #10
35: Japan's first climate emergency
35: Japan's first climate emergency
This podcast is part of The Japan Times' series on the climate crisis. Read the full articles: Emergency on Japan's lu... Read more
16 Jan 2020
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26mins
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8: I want to be a Japanese comedian
8: I want to be a Japanese comedian
Andrew McKirdy finds out the secrets of Japanese comedy with a little bit of help from professional manzai comedian Patr... Read more
27 Feb 2019
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40mins
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5: The legacy of the Tokyo riots
5: The legacy of the Tokyo riots
50 years on from the riots at the University of Tokyo, where does activism in Japan stand now? Oscar Boyd is joined by J... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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23mins
Ranked #13
13: The extraordinary fall of Carlos Ghosn
13: The extraordinary fall of Carlos Ghosn
This week we unpack one of the biggest stories of the past few months: the arrest and detainment of Carlos Ghosn, former... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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19mins
Ranked #14
43: Plastic nation
43: Plastic nation
To see how difficult it is to live a life without it, JT staff writer Andrew McKirdy spent a week trying to avoid single... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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26mins
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11: Inua's Thomas Frebel — a top chef in a city of stars
11: Inua's Thomas Frebel — a top chef in a city of stars
When it was announced that Thomas Frebel, former head of recipe development at Copenhagen's Noma (four time winner of th... Read more
3 Apr 2019
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35mins
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Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki — to the stars and back again
Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki — to the stars and back again
Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki dropped by the Deep Dive studios for a brief chat with Oscar Boyd about her journey in... Read more
1 Jan 2019
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10mins
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3: MeToo rises in Japan
3: MeToo rises in Japan
What happens when a journalist comes forward with allegations of sexual harassment against one of Japan's top government... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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19mins
Ranked #18
12: Out with the old Emperor, in with the new
12: Out with the old Emperor, in with the new
In 2016, Emperor Akihito announced he intended to step down from the throne because of his age and declining health. No... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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19mins
Ranked #19
18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?
18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?
The last confirmed sighting of the Japanese wolf was in 1905, but is it really extinct? The Japan Times' Alex Martin has... Read more
26 Jun 2019
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19mins
Ranked #20
16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific
16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific
On April 20, 2019, Hiro Iwamoto became the first blind man to sail the Pacific nonstop, completing a 55-day journey acro... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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33mins