214 Episodes

  1. 103: Princess Mako's not-so fairytale wedding w/ Natsuko Fukue

    Published: 10/28/2021
  2. 102: Why is Kyoto going bankrupt? w/ Eric Johnston

    Published: 10/20/2021
  3. 101: Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister? w/ Satoshi Sugiyama

    Published: 10/7/2021
  4. 100: Keirin: The war on wheels w/ Justin McCurry

    Published: 9/22/2021
  5. 99: With half of Japan vaccinated, what's next for the vaccine rollout? w/ Lisa Du

    Published: 9/8/2021
  6. 98: Prime Minister Suga's shock resignation w/ Satoshi Sugiyama

    Published: 9/6/2021
  7. 97: Why a more accessible Japan is better for everyone w/ Josh Grisdale

    Published: 9/1/2021
  8. 96: What will be the legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics? w/ Anoma van der Veere

    Published: 8/25/2021
  9. 95: Farewell to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

    Published: 8/13/2021
  10. 94: Week 2 at the Tokyo Olympics: A marathon in the heat

    Published: 8/6/2021
  11. 93: Week 1 at the Tokyo Olympics: Gold, Covid and Naomi Osaka

    Published: 7/30/2021
  12. 92: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 2 (w/ Patrick St. Michel)

    Published: 7/23/2021
  13. 91: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 1 w/ Patrick St. Michel

    Published: 7/21/2021
  14. 90: Deep Dive is on a break

    Published: 4/6/2021
  15. 89: Why are the Tokyo Olympics still going ahead in a pandemic? w/ Motoko Rich

    Published: 4/2/2021
  16. 88: A clampdown on Japan's asylum seekers w/ Jesse Chase-Lubitz

    Published: 3/31/2021
  17. 87: Half a million and counting: Japan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine w/ Lisa Du

    Published: 3/24/2021
  18. 86: Twenty-five years of Pokemon w/ Tom Bateman

    Published: 3/17/2021
  19. 85: Ishinomaki: A tsunami-ravaged city, 10 years on w/ Alex Martin & Mari Saito

    Published: 3/10/2021
  20. 84: Ghosts of the Tsunami: The tragedy at Okawa Elementary School w/ Richard Lloyd Parry

    Published: 3/3/2021

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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.