DEEP DIVE Aug 13, 2020
Episode 60: Japan's foreign residents are trapped — Part 2
by Oscar Boyd and Magdalena Osumi
STAFF WRITERS
It's now August and many of Japan's residents are still stuck inside or outside of the country.
Deep Dive is a weekly podcast that will go behind the headlines, focusing both on what's trending and what matters in Japan.
DEEP DIVE Aug 6, 2020
Episode 59: Hiroshima, 75 years after the atomic bomb
by Oscar Boyd and Peter Chordas
STAFF WRITERS
75 years on from the bombing, the number of survivors able to tell their stories is dwindling as they grow old and die.
DEEP DIVE Jul 29, 2020
[Rebroadcast] Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
by Oscar Boyd
staff writer
Mount Fuji is closed to the public this summer so, in tribute to the mountain, we're rebroadcasting Deep Dive Episode 20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji.
DEEP DIVE Jul 22, 2020
Episode 58: A brief history of mask wearing in Japan
by Oscar Boyd and Alex K.T. Martin
Staff writers
The Japan Times' Alex Martin discusses the history of mask wearing and how it's changed from the Edo Period to the Spanish Flu to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DEEP DIVE Jul 15, 2020
Episode 57: Has Japan's pop culture conquered the world?
by Oscar Boyd and Matt Alt
STAFF WRITERS
From the karaoke machine and the Walkman to Hello Kitty and the Game Boy, Japan’s cultural influence can be felt almost everywhere.
DEEP DIVE Jul 8, 2020
Episode 56: A second term for Koike, a second wave for Tokyo?
by Oscar Boyd and Ryusei Takahashi
STAFF WRITERS
Ryusei Takahashi gives us the lowdown on Yuriko Koike’s victory, as well as the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in the capital. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
DEEP DIVE Jul 1, 2020
Episode 55: The case to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan
by Oscar Boyd
STAFF WRITER
Japan is the only country in the G7 not to offer any form of legal recognition to same-sex couples, despite a 2018 survey showing almost 80 percent of 20 to ...
DEEP DIVE Jun 24, 2020
Episode 54: Yuriko Koike and the race for Tokyo governor
by Oscar Boyd and Ryusei Takahashi
Staff writers
Tokyo will host elections for governor on July 5, 2020, no small event for the largest city in the world.
DEEP DIVE Jun 12, 2020
Episode 53: Why Japan needs Black Lives Matter
by Oscar Boyd
STAFF WRITER
On May 25, George Floyd was killed by members of the Minneapolis Police Department, sparking protests across the United States and the rest of the world — including in Japan. We ...
DEEP DIVE Jun 5, 2020
Episode 52: Can 'Terrace House' continue after Hana Kimura's death?
by Oscar Boyd, Alyssa I. Smith, Tom Hanaway and B.J. Fox
STAFF WRITERS
Alyssa Smith and Tom Hanaway have been writing recaps of "Terrace House" and join Deep Dive to discuss Kimura's death, and what it might mean for the show going forward.