#30 - The Nanjing Massacre (Part 1)
Content Warning: War Crimes. The bad ones. From December 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, an atrocity carried out by the Japanese Imperial Army took place over about 7 weeks. Even within a c...
16 Aug 202157min
#29 - The Sankebetsu Bear Incident
In the winter of 1915, a settlement in the Hokkaido wilderness was besieged by a bear that had awoken far earlier than normal hibernation patterns would expect. The resultant carnage was something tha...
8 Aug 202149min
#28 - The 300 Million Yen Robbery
On the morning of the 10th December 1968, a car was pulled over by a motorcycle cop. The car was transporting 300 million yen to a Toshiba factory. The cop was, in fact, not a cop. Today's guest is Ca...
1 Aug 202147min
#27 - Juzo Itami
Content Warning: Suicide by falling We look at the life and works of famed director Juzo Itami, known for his humorous and wry social commentary on Japanese society. His death in 1997, however, still ...
24 Jul 20211h 15min
#26 - Terrace House
Content Warning: Self-Harm, Internet Abuse, Suicide Terrace House is one of the most successful reality TV shows, not only in Japan but internationally. With its bland, softly-lit pointlessness, it ap...
17 Jul 20211h 6min
#25 - Rokudenashiko
We look at the self-described "Vagina Artist" Megumi Igarashi, aka Rokudenashiko, who made headlines around the world after she created a 3D-printed kayak modeled around her own labia... and was subse...
4 Jul 202151min
#24 - The Twitter Killer
Content Warning: Murder, Sexual Assault. In the span of 7 weeks, Takahiro Shiraishi used his Twitter account to lure vulnerable and suicidal people to his apartment. He promised compassion and underst...
27 Jun 202154min
#23 - Blood Type Personality Theory
The claim that personality types are determined by ABO blood typing is a cultural phenomenon in Japan and South Korea. It's origins, however, may be a little sinister... Today's guest is Carly Shields...
19 Jun 20211h
