214 Episodes

  1. 143: Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan

    Published: 1/18/2023
  2. 142: Culture in 2022: Good books, outdoor art and ‘Tokyo Vice’

    Published: 12/21/2022
  3. 141: Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?

    Published: 12/16/2022
  4. 140: 25 years on from the protocol’s signing, did we ever 'Kyoto'?

    Published: 12/14/2022
  5. 139: The Church, the State and Kishida's headache

    Published: 12/7/2022
  6. 138: How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz

    Published: 11/30/2022
  7. 137: Is Japan the model for Elon Musk’s Twitter?

    Published: 11/24/2022
  8. 136: Samurai Blues: The J. League, the World Cup and Japan’s place in global soccer

    Published: 11/16/2022
  9. 135: ‘High waves and dangerous storms’: How China’s moves are affecting Japan

    Published: 11/9/2022
  10. 134: Hey Japan, are you happy?

    Published: 11/2/2022
  11. 133: Japanese pop culture in China: It's complicated.

    Published: 10/26/2022
  12. 132: Japan reopens its borders. Are tourists ready to return?

    Published: 10/19/2022
  13. 131: It's Shotime!: Shohei Ohtani and the future of baseball

    Published: 10/12/2022
  14. 130: Deep Dive is back! And the climate crisis is still a problem.

    Published: 10/5/2022
  15. 129: Deep Dive is on a break

    Published: 5/19/2022
  16. 128: When will Japan open to tourists? w/ Kanako Takahara

    Published: 5/12/2022
  17. 127: Japan is losing people, but is it all bad? w/ Alex Martin

    Published: 4/27/2022
  18. 126: Why the yen has fallen to a 20-year low w/ Yuko Takeo

    Published: 4/20/2022
  19. 125: Nakagin, Nakagone: Demolishing an architectural dream w/ Chris Russell

    Published: 4/14/2022
  20. 124: Tokyo's energy crisis — a decade in the making w/ Shoko Oda

    Published: 4/6/2022

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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.