Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
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Description
Helping you understand everything you should know about Japan.
Interviews with Japan experts, deep dives into Japanese culture and society, and plenty of laughs; every episode host Tony R. Vega sheds light on a different aspect of Japan. Whether you're planning a visit to Japan, learning Japanese or just have a passion for all things Japan, we've got something for you!
Common topics include
・Japanese culture
・Deep dives into the Japanese language
・Japanese history
・Japanese food
・Japan travel tips
・Japanese pop culture: anime, manga, movies, etc
・The stories of foreigners living in Japan
・And more!
Episodes release on the 1st and 21st of the month.
You can reach us via email: mail@japankyo.com
About Tony R. Vega
Tony R. Vega is the founder of JapanKyo.com, creator of The Anime Linguist YouTube channel, professional MC, and lifelong Japan enthusiast. He has a particular passion for the Japanese language which led him to obtain an M.A. in Japanese language and linguistics from the University of Hawaii. Tony is also legally blind and dedicated to raising awareness of the blind and visually impaired, as well as the problems these individuals face.
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This documentary reveals why Japan is the way it is?! (Ema Ryan Yamazaki) | Japan Station 177
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Supernatural Japan: A Spooky & Fun Japan Podcast!
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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How a Brit ended up designing FONTS in Japan | Japan Station 176
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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What's so scary about the hour of the ox? (About Ushi no Koku Mairi) | Japan Station 175/Ichimon Japan 21
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Kaze 風 vs Kaze 風邪! What's the difference?! | Japan Station 174
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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What to know BEFORE you move to Japan: SIM cards, phone numbers & more (Mobal CEO Declan Somers) | Japan Station 173
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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He SURVIVED a BEAR encounter in Japan! Talking about hiking in Tohoku with GoNorth Japan | Japan Station 172
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Tales from the Tokaido Road: About the Tokaido Challenge | Japan Station 171/Ichimon Japan 78
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!!
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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DON'T do these 8 things on trains in JAPAN! | Japan Station 170
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Shikoku's 88 Temple Pligrimmage: What You Should KNOW (Kevin Tarpey) | Japan Station 169
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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She moved to this Japanese island to FARM INDIGO?! (Sally Hancox of AiAii) | Japan Station 168
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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How Japanese scandals EXPLODE! (Igor Prusa) | Japan Station 167
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Why do Japanese train stations do that? | Japan Station 166/Ichimon Japan 03
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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WHICH is CORRECT? Funiki vs Fuinki (雰囲気) | Japan Station 165
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Do Japanese people have longer intestines than Westerners? | Japan Station 164/Ichimon Japan 02
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The REAL Reason Japan doesn't have public TRASH CANS! They're LYING TO YOU! | Japan Station 163
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Why are vegetables so insulting in Japanese? | Japan Station 162/Ichimon Japan 14
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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What is "PLUS ALPHA?" The Meaning & Origin of the Japanese term purasu arufa/プラスアルファ | Japan Station 161
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The HISTORY of SUSHI (Dr. Eric C. Rath) | Japan Station 160
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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I'm Walking Across KYŪSHŪ! About the Kyūshū Challenge | Japan Station 159
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May 23, 2025 |
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Japanese Street Merchant Slang: 10 Words from Japan's Edo Merchants | Japan Station 158
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May 20, 2025 |
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What are gyaru? (About the Slang, Fashion and History of Japan's Gyaru/Gal) | Japan Station 157/Ichimon Japan 52
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May 15, 2025 |
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Telling Time in the Edo Period! Obscure Japanese Vocabulary & Etymology | Japan Station 156
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May 06, 2025 |
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Japan's DEADLY Treat: MOCHI Explained! | Japan Station 155
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May 01, 2025 |
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Supernatural Stories from JAPAN (Kevin O'Shea) | Japan Station 154
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Eikaiwa vs JET vs University Teaching: Which is the better English teaching job in Japan? | Japan Station 153 (Rebroadcast)
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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How a J-Pop Star's Stomach Hair Resulted in a NEW Japanese Word (The Origins of Gyarandu/ギャランドゥ) | Japan Station 152
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Preserving Japan's SHOKUNIN Culture (Michael Magers) | Japan Station 151
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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What it's like running a bar in TOKYO! (Pintology Craft Beer & Whisky) | Japan Station 150
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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The ORIGINS of "NEKO!" Digging into the ETYMOLOGY of the Japanese Word for "CAT" | Japan Station 149
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Murakami Haruki on FILM: A Guide to the Movie Adaptations of Japan's Most Famous Novelist (Marc Yamada) | Japan Station 148
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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What is ODEN? A Deep Dive into a Classic Japanese Winter Food | Japan Station 147
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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This CLOSED Kyoto Hotel Let Me Stay the Night! Here's What Happened! | Japan Station 146
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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3 Obscure Japanese Dishes You MUST Try! | Japan Station 145
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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A Guide to Japanese Hotels! Tips & Tricks for Japan Travelers | Japan Station 144
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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The Senkaku Islands: What You Should Know (Robert D. Eldridge) | Japan Station 143
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Perilous Wagers: Gambling, Dignity, and Day Laborers in 21st-Century Tokyo (Klaus K.Y. Hammering) | Japan Station 142
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Why "Anime" Should be a Regional Designation | Japan Station 141
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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What is Dreamlapse Japan? A Talk with Photographer Gavin Heffernan | Japan Station 140
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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That Time I Walked to Hiroshima from KYOTO! Tales from the Miyajima Challenge | Japan Station 139
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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The Past & Future of Earthquakes & Disasters in Japan (Robert D. Eldridge) | Japan Station 138
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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10 Japanese Abbreviations & Contractions To Know! | Japan Station 137
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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The Shimabara Rebellion, Yokai and More! (Charles Kowalski) | Japan Station 136
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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The Etymology of TAMAGO and Other Egg Stuff (Japanese Plus Alpha 01) | Japan Station 135
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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The Tale of Genji Explained (Dr. Lynne Miyake) | Japan Station 134
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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10 Words Only in Japanese DEBUNKED?! | Japan Station 133
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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The Weak Yen & Rural Japan: Why They Matter | Japan Station 132
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Japan's UNBELIEVABLE DOG Pilgrimages | Japan Station 131
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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MY NEXT BIG ADVENTURE! The Miyajima Challenge Explained! | Japan Station 130
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Osaka ComicCon: Should You Go? | Japan Station 129
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Walking Historical Kyoto with Phillip Jackson | Japan Station 128
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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10 Japanese Words I Learned from ANIME | Japan Station 127
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May 21, 2024 |
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Why Japanese Folklore MATTERS! | Japan Station 126
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May 01, 2024 |
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Unexpected Japanese Word Origins: FART | Japan Station 125
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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The Real Reason I Walked from Kyoto to Tokyo | Japan Station 124
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Why Learning Japanese is POINTLESS (for most..) | Japan Station 123
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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How Akira Toriyama Changed the World & My Life | Japan Station 122
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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We Bought a Geisha House! About Geisha House Atami | Japan Station 121
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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My 3 Worst Japanese Mistakes | Japan Station 120
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Why there's a DOGE statue in Japan! | Japan Station 119
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Happy New Year 2024! | Japan Station 118.5
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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5 TIPS to Make Your Japan Trip GREAT!😊| Japan Station 118
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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MAID Massage in AKIHABARA: My Review | Japan Station 117
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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I Got HARASSED in Japan! | Japan Station 116
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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I Walked 500 km from Kyoto to Tokyo and I'm Legally Blind... It Was CRAZY! | Japan Station 115
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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How I Fell in Love with Japan (NEONshe) | Japan Station 114
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Seeing Japan While Blind (Maud Rowell) | Japan Station 112
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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I'm Walking from Kyoto to Tokyo (And I'm Legally Blind) | Japan Station 112
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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She Learned Japanese By Being On Japanese TV (Jessica Gerrity) | Japan Station 111
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Go To Japan NOW | Japan Station 110
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Road Cycling in Japan & Life on the JET Programme (Zeb Ramsbotham) | Japan Station 109
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Researching Forgotten Japanese Archives: Translator & Researcher Eric Shahan | Japan Station 108
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May 01, 2023 |
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Working as an Animator in Japan's Anime Industry (Kushagra Kushwaha) | Japan Station 107
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Extreme Weather in Japan (Storm Chaser James Reynolds) | Japan Station 106
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Behind the Scenes at a Ryokan: Understanding Japanese Inns (Dr Chris McMorran | Japan Station 105
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Inside Shinjuku Ni-chōme, Japanese Gay Media & More (Dr. Thomas Baudinette) | Japan Station 104
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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The Okinawa Cheese Guy: Discussing Cheesemaking w. John Davis | Japan Station 103
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Japan Nature Caught On Camera! A Chat w Japan Trail Cam | Japan Station 102
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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How I Became a Printmaker: A Chat w. Wuon-Gean Ho | Japan Station 101
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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100０He Started a Craft Beer Bar in Tokyo, Here's How (Kyle Broyles of Pintology)
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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99 How a Kyoto Hotel Survived Japan's Entry Ban: Winston Chu, Co-Founder of Wayfarer Hotels)
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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98 Tokyo Kitchen Stories: A Chat w Chef Brendan Liew
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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97 Breaking Down Kamen Rider & Super Sentai (Power Rangers) w. Sophia Staite
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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96 Experiencing Rural Japan: A Chat w Prairie Stuart Wolff of Mirukashi Salon
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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95 Localizing Japanese Video Games (Mel Ok of Ace Honyaku)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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94 Japan's Digital Economy: On Women & Labor in the Digital Age (Dr. Gabriella Lukacs)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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93 Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi & Japanese Movies (Dr. Jonathan Wroot)
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Transmissions from Hawaii: Kauai's Wild Chickens
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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92 Banzai Babe Ruth: Discussing Japanese Baseball History w. Robert Fitts
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May 31, 2022 |
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91 Backstage with MIYAVI
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May 15, 2022 |
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90 Big Hero 6, Anime, Marvel & More: A Chat w. Artist David Nakayama
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May 01, 2022 |
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89 J-Pop & the Eurobeat Boom: A High NRG Chat w Patrick St. Michel
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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88 Digging Up Japanese Lost Media: Discussing Saki Sanobashi, the Mysterious Akihabara Tape & More (Alex from Sakura Stardust)
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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87 Uncovering the World's Oldest Shark Attack: A Chat w. J. Alyssa White
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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86 J-EN Translations: Chatting About Learning Japanese, Translation & More w. Jenn O'Donnell
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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85 The Japanese Job Hunt Grind: On Shūkatsu & Gender (Anna Lughezzani)
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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84 Discussing Hiroshima, Hawaii, & Akiya (Abandoned Japanese Houses) w. J.J. Walsh of Seek Sustainable Japan
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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83 Japan on American TV: SNL, Sesame Street, Marie Kondo & More (Dr. Alisa Freedman)
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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82 Monstrous Wives, Murderous Lovers & Dead Wet Girls: Discussing Onryo w. Jennfer Yoo
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Jan 01, 2022 |