214 Episodes

  1. 123: How the pandemic exacerbated Japan's gender inequality w/ Hanako Montgomery

    Published: 3/30/2022
  2. 122: One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan w/ Kanako Takahara

    Published: 3/23/2022
  3. 121: Where is Japan's Great Resignation? w/ Alex K.T. Martin

    Published: 3/16/2022
  4. 120: Sanctions and sanctuary: Japan responds to Russia's war in Ukraine w/ Noah Sneider

    Published: 3/9/2022
  5. 119: The sublime boredom of walking Japan w/ Craig Mod

    Published: 3/2/2022
  6. 118: Japan relaxes its border restrictions w/ Kanako Takahara

    Published: 2/24/2022
  7. 117: Where the wild things grow — foraging in Japan w/ Winifred Bird

    Published: 2/16/2022
  8. 116: The rise and fall of Japan's ski industry w/ Francesco Bassetti

    Published: 2/9/2022
  9. 115: Beijing 2022: A second pandemic Olympics w/ Dan Orlowitz & Madeleine Orr

    Published: 2/2/2022
  10. 114: The meteoric rise of anime w/ Matt Schley

    Published: 1/26/2022
  11. 113: Trouble in paradise: Why is Ishigaki building a missile base? w/ Ben Dooley

    Published: 1/19/2022
  12. 112: A surge in omicron across Japan w/ Gearoid Reidy

    Published: 1/13/2022
  13. 111: So long, 2021

    Published: 12/29/2021
  14. 110: Chris Broad's Blade Runner fantasy comes to life

    Published: 12/22/2021
  15. 109: Are Japan's onsen sustainable? w/ Mara Budgen

    Published: 12/15/2021
  16. 108: What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave? w/Gearoid Reidy

    Published: 12/8/2021
  17. 107: Chaos at Japan's borders w/ Rochelle Kopp

    Published: 12/1/2021
  18. 106: What did Japan bring to COP26? w/ Masako Konishi

    Published: 11/18/2021
  19. 105: Japan's loneliness epidemic w/ Alex K.T. Martin

    Published: 11/10/2021
  20. 104: How Japan is already being impacted by climate change w/ Eric Margolis

    Published: 11/3/2021

5 / 11

Looking beneath the surface of Japan. We talk to Japan Times journalists and guests about current events and trends in Japan.