Podcasts
Japan This Week Podcast | July 26, 2024: Tourist trap, Harris or Trump, not-so-smooth operator, pizza party and fizzled flame
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss the introduction of dual-pricing systems for tourists and locals in Japan, Prime Minister Kishida’s comments on the U.S. presidential race, a… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | July 19, 2024: Killer robots, microaggressions and Olympic hopes
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong bring you the latest news about Japan's stance on autonomous lethal weapons, the prevalence of microaggressions against people of mixed heritage in… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | June 28, 2024: Poster pranks, death on Fuji, military miscreant, hotel Israel and royal flush
Welcome to Japan This Week! Join hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong as they recap the most significant news stories from Japan Today for the week of June 28, 2024. This episode covers a range of topics from political pranks in Tokyo's gubernatorial election to tragic incidents on Mount Fuji… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | June 21, 2024: Castle fees, Mount Fuji limits, Koike scandal, Russia's reach and tinkling the ivories
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong bring you the latest updates on various topics: Entrance fee hike at Himeji Castle Mayor Hideyasu Kiyomoto's proposal to increase fees for… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | June 14, 2024: Streptococcus bacterium, maiden names, the Mount Fuji view controversy and overtourism
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong bring you the latest updates on various topics: Health Alert: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) cases are on the rise in Japan,… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | June 7, 2024: Price rise; cedar fever; punk in drublic; high-tech toilets and right place, wrong crime
In this week's news from Japan Today: Prices for over 600 food items rise in June; Japan plans to replace cedar with low-pollen trees to fight hay fever; no more street drinking in Shibuya; Japan’s high-tech toilets all the rage internationally and a criminal who picked the wrong store to… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | May 31, 2024: Sportsmen, cheats and liars; lost and found; run Renho run; human rights and melon, oh my!
In this week's news from Japan Today: Toyota plans to end its massive Olympics sponsorship deal; a record 30 million reported lost items found by Japanese police in 2023; high-profile opposition figure Renho to run for Tokyo governor; a U.N. rights group says Japan needs to do more to counter… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | May 24, 2024: Break down the barricades, Japan tops travel lists, dirty launderer and F-bomb cafe
In this week's news from Japan Today for May 24, 2024: A town in Yamanashi Prefecture is so fed up with tourists taking photos of Mount Fuji that it's erected a barrier to block the viral view of the mountain; Japan just ranked third in a list of top world… Read
Work til 70, Nissan Nosedive, Fatal Sex Abuse by Dad, War with Russia? and Halloween Havoc
In this week's news from Japan Today for May 17, 2019: The Japanese government wants companies to hire employees until age 70 as part of measures to address a severe labor shortage amid Japan's rapidly graying population; Nissan this week reported that its annual profit nose-dived 57.3% to less than… Read
Toddler Deaths, Schoolgirl Suicide, Rope ’n’ Road, Quote of the Day and DIY PM
In this week's news from Japan Today for May 10, 2019: Two preschoolers were killed and a dozen injured when they were rammed by a car in Shiga Prefecture; verbal abuse and threats by a teacher have been blamed for the suicide of a junior high school girl in Ibaraki… Read
