Episode 83: What is Clubhouse and why is it so popular in Japan?
Less than a year old, earlier this month Clubhouse became the most popular app on the Japan App Store. On this week's episode we look at why Clubhouse, an invite-only social ...
Episode 82: The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
New York Times bureau chief Motoko Rich breaks down Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori's sexist comments and what his resignation says about the status of women in Japanese society.
Episode 81: Chocolate in Japan — from Paris to the Ogasawara Islands
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, Jeana Cadby, Ph.D. in specialty cacao and craft chocolate, takes us on a tour through the history and growth of chocolate in Japan.
Episode 80: A shift in Japan's climate policy
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Japan Times staff writer Ryusei Takahashi joins Deep Dive to discuss Prime Minister Suga's pledge to make Japan carbon neutral by 2050.
Episode 79: What does QAnon mean for Japan?
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Bloomberg's Max Zimmerman takes us through Japan's strain of the QAnon conspiracy. On Jan. 6, the U.S. Capitol came under siege from a mob of Trump supporters, incited by the former ...
Episode 78: Japan's foreign residents are trapped — Part 3
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Japan Times reporter Magdalena Osumi provides an update on Japan's border situation. Since the end of December, worries about new strains of COVID-19 have prompted Japan to reimpose border restrictions, including ...
Episode 77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19?
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Bloomberg reporter Lisa Du joins Deep Dive to discuss when Japan will start to distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, and why it has fallen so far behind other countries.
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We hear from listeners of Deep Dive about what got them through 2020. Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories, it was lovely hearing from you all. We received stories ...
How has COVID-19 changed Japan's pop culture? Recultured podcast
Recultured is a podcast series by Deep Dive from The Japan Times. It tells the story of how COVID-19 affected Japan in 2020 through the lens of the country’s pop ...
How has COVID-19 changed Japan's pop culture? Episode 4: Rebuild
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Two anime films — ”Demon Slayer” and “Violet Evergarden” — offer a dash of optimism to end 2020, as Japanese pop culture moves towards the beginning of a new era.
