DEEP DIVE Oct 30, 2019
Episode 28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan
by Oscar Boyd
STAFF WRITER
Chris Broad of Abroad in Japan and Sharla of Sharmander discuss their careers as two of the most successful YouTubers in Japan.
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 Oct 23, 2019
Episode 27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill
by Oscar Boyd and Sakura Murakami
STAFF WRITERS
Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to discuss.
DEEP DIVE Oct 17, 2019
Episode 26: Perspectives from Typhoon Hagibis — a storm chaser, an evacuee, a reporter
by Oscar Boyd, Dan Traylor, Chisato Tanaka and Andrew McKirdy
STAFF WRITERS
Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on Oct. 12, causing widespread damage to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures. This week, storm chaser James Reynolds, evacuee Andrew McKirdy and reporter Chisato Tanaka share their experiences of the ...
DEEP DIVE Oct 9, 2019
Episode 25: The start of an extraordinary Diet
by Oscar Boyd and Sakura Murakami
STAFF WRITERS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set the tone for this year’s extraordinary Diet session with a pledge to overhaul the nation’s social welfare system to create one beneficial for all generations.
DEEP DIVE Oct 2, 2019
Episode 24: What does Brexit mean for Japan?
by Oscar Boyd, Chris Russell and Dan Orlowitz
STAFF WRITERS
The UK's Brexit deadline to leave the European Union is on Oct. 31. Assuming it goes ahead, what does it mean for Japan if the UK leaves the EU?
DEEP DIVE Sep 18, 2019
Episode 23: Welcome to the land of the rising scrum — Rugby World Cup 2019 special
by Oscar Boyd, Andrew McKirdy and Elliott Samuels
STAFF WRITERS
This week, we talk to the Rugby World Cup chief, Japan Times rugby experts and a triple-cancer survivor who has cycled from the U.K. to Japan for the games.
DEEP DIVE Sep 11, 2019
Episode 22: Japan and South Korea's trade dispute
by Oscar Boyd and Satoshi Sugiyama
STAFF WRITERS
While the world stews over the trade war between the United States and China, and the potential of a no-deal exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, here ...
DEEP DIVE Aug 28, 2019
Episode 21: The death of Johnny Kitagawa, J-pop's puppet master
by Oscar Boyd, Patrick ST. Michel and W. David Marx
STAFF WRITERS
On this week’s episode we discuss the life and recent death of Johnny Kitagawa, the secretive mega mogul behind some of Japan's biggest music acts.
DEEP DIVE Jul 24, 2019
Episode 20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji
by Oscar Boyd
STAFF WRITERS
On this week's episode, Oscar Boyd takes Shaun McKenna to the top of Japan to see what it's like to climb the fabled Mount Fuji.
DEEP DIVE Jul 10, 2019
Episode 19: Why is Japan whaling again?
by Oscar Boyd and Sakura Murakami
STAFF WRITERS
Whalers are delighted by the policy shift, but many around the world have been left outraged and confused as to why Japan is so keen to continue its hunts. Staff ...