Episode 106: What did Japan bring to the COP26 climate summit?
COP26 was billed as the world's last chance to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. On Nov. 12, COP26 wrapped up in Glasgow, Scotland, ...
Surveys of the Japanese public show that 1 in 2 people in their 20s and 30s have felt lonely during the pandemic. In February this year the government created a new ...
Episode 104: How Japan is already being impacted by climate change
Japan Times contributor Eric Margolis walks us through how Japan is already being affected by climate change.
Episode 103: Princess Mako's not-so-fairytale wedding
After a three-year delay, Princess Mako finally married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday. A royal wedding usually involves celebration and pageantry, a ceremony steeped in tradition at an ancient ...
Episode 102: Why is Kyoto going bankrupt?
In 2019, tourists spent ¥1.2 trillion in Kyoto. Now the city faces bankruptcy.
Episode 101: Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister?
Who is Kishida and how did he rise to become the country’s newest Prime Minister?
Episode 100: Keirin — The War on Wheels
The Guardian's Tokyo correspondent Justin McCurry takes us inside the world of keirin, Japan's billion-dollar bicycle races.
Episode 99: With half of Japan vaccinated, what's next for the vaccine rollout?
Lisa Du, a reporter at Bloomberg’s Tokyo bureau, joins us to give an update on Japan’s vaccine rollout and the challenges ahead.
Episode 98: One and done — Prime Minister Suga’s sudden resignation
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The Japan Times’ political correspondent, Satoshi Sugiyama, discusses Suga’s sudden resignation and who might replace him as prime minister.
Episode 97: Why a more accessible Japan is better for everyone
Staff Writer
How can Japan become more inclusive and accessible as it moves beyond the Paralympic Games?
