Episodes

  • Preview: Episode 26: Taiwan 2026

    Preview: Episode 26: Taiwan 2026
    Dec 5 2025

    A Year of Peril - And Why It Matters For Japan



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    4 mins
  • Episode 25: Hidden Lives of the Samurai

    Episode 25: Hidden Lives of the Samurai
    Dec 5 2025

    Beyond Bloodshed



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    10 mins
  • Preview: Episode 24: The Cosmic Maps that Unlock Japanese Buddhism

    Preview: Episode 24: The Cosmic Maps that Unlock Japanese Buddhism
    Nov 21 2025

    A Guide for the Perplexed



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    2 mins
  • Episode 23: Why is Japan's Population Shrinking So Fast?

    Episode 23: Why is Japan's Population Shrinking So Fast?
    Nov 14 2025



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    8 mins
  • Episode 22: A New Way to Discover Japan

    Episode 22: A New Way to Discover Japan
    Nov 7 2025

    An interview with Fanny Cornu and Anna Johnson, founders of a new start-up travel agency.



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    19 mins
  • Preview: Episode 21: Does Japan Believe in Ghosts?

    Preview: Episode 21: Does Japan Believe in Ghosts?
    Oct 31 2025

    And What IS 'Belief', Anyway...?



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    3 mins
  • Episode 20: Walking the Yamanote Line

    Episode 20: Walking the Yamanote Line
    Oct 24 2025

    A New Way to Discover Tokyo



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    10 mins
  • Preview: Episode 19: The Star

    Preview: Episode 19: The Star
    Oct 17 2025

    The Allied Occupation of Japan - Part III



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    2 mins