214 Episodes

  1. 31: Japan's youth climate movement is doing better than you think

    Published: 11/28/2019
  2. 30: #StandwiththePooh — The Hong Kong protesters in Japan

    Published: 11/20/2019
  3. 29: Is Tokyo ready for its next big earthquake?

    Published: 11/14/2019
  4. 28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan

    Published: 10/30/2019
  5. 27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill

    Published: 10/23/2019
  6. 26: Perspectives from Typhoon Hagibis — a storm chaser, an evacuee, a reporter

    Published: 10/17/2019
  7. 25: The start of Abe's extraordinary Diet

    Published: 10/9/2019
  8. 24: What does Brexit mean for Japan?

    Published: 10/2/2019
  9. 23: Welcome to the land of the rising scrum — Rugby World Cup 2019

    Published: 9/18/2019
  10. 22: Japan and South Korea's trade dispute

    Published: 9/11/2019
  11. 21: The death of Johnny Kitagawa, J-pop's puppet master

    Published: 8/28/2019
  12. 20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji

    Published: 7/24/2019
  13. 19: Why is Japan whaling again?

    Published: 7/10/2019
  14. 18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?

    Published: 6/26/2019
  15. 17: Hikikomori — Japan's missing million

    Published: 6/19/2019
  16. 16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific

    Published: 6/5/2019
  17. 15: Japan — climate change leader or lagger?

    Published: 5/22/2019
  18. 14: What's the deal with Terrace House?

    Published: 5/13/2019
  19. 13: The extraordinary fall of Carlos Ghosn

    Published: 4/24/2019
  20. 12: Out with the old Emperor, in with the new

    Published: 4/17/2019

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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.