Looking beneath the surface of Japan. We talk to Japan Times journalists and guests about current events and trends in Japan.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 4 hours 41 minutes
episode 109: Are Japan's onsen sustainable? w/ Mara Budgen
After a long and warm autumn in Japan, winter has finally descended across the country. And with the cold weather comes the season for onsen, Japan’s hot-spring baths.
episode 108: What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave? w/Gearoid Reidy
In August, Japan recorded 25,000 cases a day in its worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to date. On Monday this week, just 60 new cases and one death were reported nationwide.
episode 107: Chaos at Japan's borders w/ Rochelle Kopp
Japan announced on Monday that it will ban all new foreign entries for at least one month in an effort to prevent the omicron variant from spreading domestically.
episode 106: What did Japan bring to COP26? w/ Masako Konishi
COP26 was billed as the world's last chance to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels.
episode 105: Japan's loneliness epidemic w/ Alex K.T. Martin
Surveys of the Japanese public show that 1 in 2 people in their 20s and 30s have felt lonely during the pandemic.
episode 104: How Japan is already being impacted by climate change w/ Eric Margolis
Japan Times contributor Eric Margolis walks us through how Japan is already being affected by climate change.
episode 103: Princess Mako's not-so fairytale wedding w/ Natsuko Fukue
After a three-year delay, Princess Mako finally married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday this week.
episode 102: Why is Kyoto going bankrupt? w/ Eric Johnston
In 2019, tourists spent ¥1.2 trillion in Kyoto. Now the city faces bankruptcy.
episode 101: Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister? w/ Satoshi Sugiyama
On Monday, Fumio Kishida became Japan’s 100th Prime Minister.
episode 100: Keirin: The war on wheels w/ Justin McCurry
The Guardian's Tokyo correspondent Justin McCurry takes us inside the world of keirin, Japan's billion-dollar bicycle races.