DEEP DIVE
On this week's episode, Japan Times staff writer Jesse Johnson discusses what the next meeting of the U.S. and North Korea might mean for Japan, and features editor Shaun McKenna ...
Deep Dive is a biweekly podcast that will go behind the headlines, focusing both on what's trending and what matters in Japan.
DEEP DIVE Jan 30, 2019
This week on Deep Dive, Oscar Boyd is joined by Baye McNeil and Joel Tansey to discuss Naomi Osaka's rise to the top and a recent case of whitewashing.
DEEP DIVE Jan 23, 2019
50 years on from the riots at the University of Tokyo, where does activism in Japan stand now?
DEEP DIVE Jan 9, 2019
As Japan becomes a more ethnically diverse and multicultural country, aging communities are grappling with the complexities of how to live with new, young tenants from different cultures.
DEEP DIVE Jan 1, 2019
After an interview with Managing Editor Sayuri Daimon for The Japan Times' New Year special, Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki spoke briefly with Oscar Boyd about her journey to space and ...
DEEP DIVE Dec 12, 2018
What happens when a journalist comes forward with allegations of sexual harassment against one of Japan's top government officials?
DEEP DIVE Nov 28, 2018
In the 1980s and '90s, Japan saw one of the greatest economic bubbles in history, but after it burst, the hangover that followed was just as massive.
DEEP DIVE Nov 14, 2018
Japan's Nationality Act forces young adults with multiple citizenships to choose their nationality by their 22nd birthday. The choice is so tough that many flout the law and instead choose ...
DEEP DIVE Nov 7, 2018
Welcome to Deep Dive, a podcast looking beneath the surface of Japan. Episode 1 will debut on Nov. 14, 2018. Deep Dive is a production from The Japan Times, the most ...