214 Episodes

  1. 51: Japan's foreign residents are trapped - Part 1 w/ Magdalena Osumi

    Published: 5/28/2020
  2. 50: How Japan's 'murder hornet' got its new name w/ Matt Alt

    Published: 5/21/2020
  3. 49: Hospitalized, discharged and out the other side?

    Published: 5/14/2020
  4. 48: The Great Konbini Debate

    Published: 4/29/2020
  5. 47: The current state of Japan's emergency

    Published: 4/15/2020
  6. 46: What's it like to be tested for COVID-19 in Japan?

    Published: 4/8/2020
  7. 45: Ken Shimura — Japan loses a comedy legend

    Published: 4/6/2020
  8. 44: The Tokyo 2021 Olympics

    Published: 3/25/2020
  9. 43: Plastic nation

    Published: 3/18/2020
  10. 42: Will coronavirus cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

    Published: 3/11/2020
  11. 41: How can Japan's response to coronavirus improve?

    Published: 3/3/2020
  12. 40: An 11 year fight for asylum in Japan

    Published: 2/26/2020
  13. 39: What makes the J. League such a thrill to watch?

    Published: 2/19/2020
  14. 38: Aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

    Published: 2/13/2020
  15. 37: Japan and the Wuhan coronavirus

    Published: 2/3/2020
  16. 36: Has Fukushima found a future in renewables?

    Published: 1/29/2020
  17. 35: Japan's first climate emergency

    Published: 1/16/2020
  18. 34: The great escape of Carlos Ghosn

    Published: 1/10/2020
  19. 33: Have yourself a merry little podcast!

    Published: 12/24/2019
  20. 32: What's the secret to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's longevity?

    Published: 12/12/2019

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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.