19: Why is Japan whaling again?
On July 1, Japan announced it would leave the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone. Hours after ships left ports across Japan, two minke wha...
10 Jul 201923min
18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?
The last confirmed sighting of the Japanese wolf was in 1905, but is it really extinct? The Japan Times' Alex Martin has been chasing the story and joins Oscar Boyd to discuss the topic on this week's...
26 Jun 201919min
17: Hikikomori — Japan's missing million
Over 1 million people are thought to be hikikomori in Japan, meaning they've remained isolated at home for at least six consecutive months without going to school or work, and rarely interact with peo...
19 Jun 201922min
16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific
On April 20, 2019, Hiro Iwamoto became the first blind man to sail the Pacific nonstop, completing a 55-day journey across the world’s largest ocean. In this episode, Hiro and his crew mate, Doug Smit...
5 Jun 201933min
15: Japan — climate change leader or lagger?
With the G20 summit being hosted in Osaka at the end of June, and Prime Minister Abe pledging at Davos to put climate change at the top of the agenda, Deep Dive host Oscar Boyd is joined by Pelin Zorl...
22 Mai 201923min
14: What's the deal with Terrace House?
Ahead of the new season of Terrace House — "Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020," released on Netflix on May 14 — Tom Hanaway and Patrick St. Michel join Oscar Boyd to discuss why the show has proved such ...
13 Mai 201941min
13: The extraordinary fall of Carlos Ghosn
This week we unpack one of the biggest stories of the past few months: the arrest and detainment of Carlos Ghosn, former CEO of car manufacturers Nissan and Renault. Joining Deep Dive this week to dis...
24 Apr 201919min
12: Out with the old Emperor, in with the new
In 2016, Emperor Akihito announced he intended to step down from the throne because of his age and declining health. Now, with just two weeks until Akihito’s son Naruhito becomes the country’s 126t...
17 Apr 201919min
