PODCAST: DEEP DIVE

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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.

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Entry restrictions on border traffic have sparked a strong reaction in Japan, as it is the only G7 member denying entry to long-term and permanent residents.

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The Asian giant hornet is common to Japan and regularly terrorizes the country’s residents during the summer months. So how did end up being known as the 'murder hornet'?

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As the coronavirus shows some signs of slowing in Japan — for now at least — Japan Times staff writer Ryusei Takahashi talks with people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Japan.

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Which Japanese convenience store is best and why? That's the question Newspick's Yuzuha Oka and The Japan Times' Chris Russell, Joel Tansey and Oscar Boyd attempt to answer.

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In this episode, Japan Times politics reporter Satoshi Sugiyama discusses how far the powers of Japan's central and regional governments extend under the state of emergency.

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In this episode Joe Oliver recounts his experience of being tested in Tokyo's SDF military hospital in Setagaya, including the notorious PCR test that goes up your nose.

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On March 29, Ken Shimura, one of Japan's most celebrated comedians, passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. JT entertainment writer Patrick St. Michel discusses Shimura's life and death with host Oscar ...

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On Tuesday 24 March it was announced that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed until sometime 2021. Staff writer Ryusei Takahashi on what we know so far.

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Japan uses more single-use plastic per capita than any other nation besides the U.S. To see how difficult it is to live a life without it, JT staff writer Andrew ...