What happened to PiNKII's idol career
Meet PiNKII, an artist producing what she calls "domme-pop," and former jpop idol. She sits down to talk to us about her first interest in idol culture, moving to Japan with the help of an unscrupulou...
17 Apr 56min
Sitting down with a renaissance samurai
Meet William Reed, also known as the renaissance samurai. He sits down to talk us about moving to Japan in the 1970s, his lifelong practice of martial arts and calligraphy, and his passion for teachin...
14 Apr 1h 41min
Sofubi: The rabbit hole of Japan's designer toy industry
Meet Cory, a sofubi (soft vinyl toy) producer under his company Science Patrol. Cory sits down to talk to us about getting into sofubi, learning the trade and setting up his company here, creating off...
10 Apr 1h 6min
Berry's idol life could be an anime
Meet Berry, an idol from California performing in the group himi♡chuu. She sits down to talk to us about chasing her childhood dream of becoming an idol, turning an internet hate mob into an opportuni...
7 Apr 1h 3min
What life in a 1970s Japanese farmhouse was like
Meet Karen Hill Anton, a writer who first came to Japan in the 1970s. She tells us about living in a martial arts dojo before moving to an old farmhouse and raising her children in the countryside, an...
3 Apr 1h 6min
How Micaela became one of the first full-time j-vloggers
Meet Micaela, a vlogger based in Fukuoka, Japan. She sits down to talk to us about going to Japanese high school and music school, working as a full-time influencer at an agency in early YouTube, and ...
31 Mar 1h 10min
Meet Japan's Mr. Rogers of math
Meet Peter Frankl, a Hungarian mathematician living in Japan. Peter sits down to talk to us about his life and journey to Japan, his NHK series for children, and why he thinks the Japanese have a math...
27 Mar 1h 40min
If you think you know Japanese music, you don't
Meet Harry, an indie music promoter working in Tokyo. He sits down to talk to us about his love of Japanese indie music, the mind-boggling variety of acts you can find, and how you can get tickets as ...
24 Mar 1h 7min
