How Tokyo Llama found their dream house in Japan
Meet Jaya, a content creator documenting renovating his dream house in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about finding the ideal akiya, the auction process, and everything they've put into renovations...
27 Jan 1h 33min
Why the tea ceremony is unlike any other Japanese art
Meet Randy Soei, a tea master from Canada, who sits down to talk with us about why the tea ceremony is unlike any other Japanese art. He talks to us about his history with martial arts, the role of te...
23 Jan 1h 6min
Is Japan's matcha industry a bubble?
Meet Ian, founder of e-commerce tea platform Yunomi Life, who sits down to talk with us about the state of Japan's matcha industry. He tells us about the sudden growth of the tea industry, how sustain...
20 Jan 1h 27min
Do Japanese baseball fans like foreign players?
Meet Trevor, a baseball journalist reporting on the Hanshin Tigers to foreign and overseas fans. Trevor sits down to talk to us about the importance of Japanese baseball, his own journey to Japan, and...
16 Jan 58min
What being trans in 90s Japan was like (and how it's changed today)
Meet Tiffany, an LGBTQ+ consultant & speaker, who sits down to talk with us about her life in Japan as a trans woman from the 90s to today. She tells us about her own experiences, her work in a cabare...
13 Jan 1h 1min
8 million gods: understanding Japan's unique spirituality
Meet Hiroko, an author and translator who sits down to talk to us about Japan's unique spirituality. She tells us about shinto, buddhism, and how the ubiquity of temples and jinja in Japan affects how...
9 Jan 1h 5min
The economist behind Japan's sudden commitment to "womenomics"
Meet Kathy, an economist who coined the term "womenomics" back in 1999. Kathy sits down to talk to us about her career as an economist, her work in promoting womenomics, and her women-focused investme...
6 Jan 57min
The strange logic behind Japan's constant media scandalsold
Meet Igor, an author and Japanese media scholar from Ambis University in Prague, who sits down to talk to us about Japan's history of media scandals. He talks about the social psychology behind scapeg...
2 Jan 1h 13min
