65: Where is Japan's green recovery? w/ Ryusei Takahashi
Staff reporter Ryusei Takahashi joins Oscar Boyd to discuss the idea, opportunities and difficulties of a green recovery in Japan. Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Democrats Abroad Japan, a vol...
16 Sep 202026min
64: The end of Shinzo Abe: What will Abe's legacy be? w/ Tobias Harris & Wakako Fukuda
We’re joined by Tobias Harris, author of “The Iconoclast,” a biography of Shinzo Abe. Harris gives his take on Abe’s legacy, examining everything from his foreign policy to the missed opportunities. ...
9 Sep 202041min
63: The end of Shinzo Abe: What happened and who's next? w/ Satoshi Sugiyama & Tobias Harris
We're joined by Tobias Harris, author of "The Iconoclast," a biography of Shinzo Abe that was published the day before Abe resigned. Harris talks about Abe's last few months in office, and who might ...
2 Sep 202032min
[Rebroadcast] What's the secret to Shinzo Abe's longevity? w/ Sakura Murakami
In next week’s episode we’ll be looking at the latest news in much more depth, but for now we’re bringing you an episode from the archives, episode 32, somewhat ironically titled "What’s the secret to...
28 Aug 202029min
62: How Japan's border closures have affected international students w/ Rochelle Kopp
On this episode we’re taking a look at how Japan’s international students and academics have been affected by the entry bans. Though the government is expected to change its policy imminently, to date...
25 Aug 202035min
61: Tough times for Tokyo, the world’s dining capital w/ Robbie Swinnerton & Melinda Joe
This episode, our guests are Robbie Swinnerton and Melinda Joe. Robbie has been writing Tokyo Food File, his restaurant review column for The Japan Times, since 1998 and Melinda has been writing her c...
19 Aug 202040min
60: Japan's foreign residents are trapped — Part 2 w/ Magdalena Osumi
In May, we talked to The Japan Times' Magdalena Osumi about Japan’s entry-ban list, which is stopping foreign residents from leaving or returning to Japan. Today, we hear an update from Magda, as some...
13 Aug 202020min
59: Hiroshima, 75 years after the atomic bomb w/ Peter Chordas
The people alive today who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, and the subsequent destruction of Nagasaki, are known in Japanese as hibakusha. But 75 years on from the bombing, the number of survivors ...
6 Aug 202032min
