Deep Dive from The Japan Times podcast

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

Looking beneath the surface of Japan. We talk to Japan Times journalists and guests about current events and trends in Japan.

Looking beneath the surface of Japan. We talk to Japan Times journalists and guests about current events and trends in Japan.

 

#214

195: Kabuki-cho: Tokyo's 'stadium of desire'

What do street-kid influencers, fantasy boyfriends and around 280 bars crammed into six al... more

22 Jul 2024

41 MINS

41:44

22 Jul 2024


#213

194: Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Japan’s summer music festivals survived the pandemic but they now face new threats: extrem... more

04 Jul 2024

34 MINS

34:15

04 Jul 2024


#212

193: Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

On this week’s Deep Dive, we speak to Alex K.T. Martin who has done a series of pieces exp... more

20 Jun 2024

28 MINS

28:27

20 Jun 2024


#211

192: The sweaty pleasure of Japan’s inconvenient art

Japan is known for its convenience, but if you want to see some of the best artwork the co... more

06 Jun 2024

30 MINS

30:11

06 Jun 2024


#210

191: What does climate change sound like?

With temperatures rising we can all feel how climate change is affecting our lives, but wh... more

23 May 2024

39 MINS

39:17

23 May 2024


#209

Japan is doing better on accessibility than you think

With an increase in tourists heading to these parts, some may be wondering if Japan is a s... more

16 Apr 2024

29 MINS

29:16

16 Apr 2024


#208

190: Sakura stories revisited: Getting in the mood for hanami

We are revisiting some past content on the science, economics and culture of cherry blosso... more

25 Mar 2024

26 MINS

26:06

25 Mar 2024


#207

189: A lawsuit puts alleged racial profiling by police on trial in Japan

Three residents with foreign roots have filed a lawsuit claiming Japanese police officers ... more

07 Mar 2024

38 MINS

38:21

07 Mar 2024


#206

[Rebroadcast] Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart

This week on Deep Dive, contributing writer and photographer Lance Henderstein reads us hi... more

29 Feb 2024

20 MINS

20:26

29 Feb 2024


#205

188: A young 3/11 survivor and her vow to protect the ocean

At 12, Miku Narisawa experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake. The ensuing and tsunami ... more

22 Feb 2024

32 MINS

32:37

22 Feb 2024


#204

187: Hunting in Hokkaido; Taylor Swift comes to Tokyo

You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Japan, but Hokkaido’s hunters do. Hokka... more

15 Feb 2024

35 MINS

35:35

15 Feb 2024


#203

186: Japan’s take on immortality; problems in Palworld

Who wants to live forever? As scientists and tech billionaires attempt to tackle the probl... more

08 Feb 2024

34 MINS

34:53

08 Feb 2024


#202

185: Japan’s historic moon landing was right on target

Japan made history last month when it became the fifth nation to soft land on the moon. Wh... more

01 Feb 2024

35 MINS

35:21

01 Feb 2024


#201

184: Japan rings in 2024 with an unwelcome disaster

It was a rough start to 2024 for Japan, with a magnitude 7.6 earthquake and an airplane co... more

18 Jan 2024

38 MINS

38:02

18 Jan 2024