Podcasts
The Defiant One, Foot-in-Mouth Disease, Like a Virgin, Fashion Police and Mango Tango
In this week's news from Japan Today for April 12, 2019: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn released a video message proclaiming his innocence via his lawyer that he recorded before he was arrested; the minister responsible for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has resigned after comments deemed insulting to people in… Read
Bail Fail Jail, Autocrat Era, Lost in Translation, Karoshi Cap and Velvet Buzz Cut
In this week's news from Japan Today: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is back in a Tokyo jail tonight facing new financial misconduct charges; the new era name for Crown Prince Naruhito’s ascencion to the throne next month has been announced — and not everyone is happy; after a recent… Read
Emperor's New Groove, AWOL University, No Eat’n’Go, Bathroom Cadaver and Hooters Bust
In this week's news from Japan Today for March 29, 2019: A new era in Japan starts in May — literally — as the country’s current emperor abdicates and his son takes the throne; a university in Tokyo has lost contact with 1,400 of its foreign students; the city of… Read
Child Abuse Ban, Court Murder, Killer Robots, Election Objection and Invisible Man
In this week's news from Japan Today for March 22, 2019: The Japanese government approved a plan to legally ban parents and guardians from physically punishing children; an American man was arrested for fatally stabbing his Japanese wife in the neck at family court; Japan plans to back a resolution… Read
Virgin Suicides, Too Far Ghosn, Smugglers Blues, Your Name? and The Flame
In this week's news from Japan Today for March 15, 2019: Two 12-year-old girls jumped to their deaths from a building in Aichi Prefecture leaving behind letters about being bullied; automaker Nissan is asking its shareholders to oust former chairman Carlos Ghosn as director; a Canadian man has been indicted… Read
Ghosn Free, Abuse by Pachinko, Too Cool Koike, Yokohama Rocks and Shibuya Tsunami
In this week's news from Japan Today for March 8, 2019: Carlos Ghosn finally granted bail at ¥9 billion; another case of child abuse this time at the hands of parents who went out to play pachinko; Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike faces social backlash after… putting her hands in her… Read
Everything you need to know about renting an apartment in Tokyo
For many new arrivals to Japan, getting an apartment is an exercise in frustration as you deal with Japanese bureaucratic red tape. There's a large number of reasons why renting as a foreigner in Japan is so difficult but in this podcast I will give you some of my tips… Read
The five things I love & hate about living in Tokyo
Anthony Joh returns to the airwaves with the relaunch of Tokyo Podcast. Season 2 kicks off with Anthony looking back on his time in Japan and the five things that he loves and the five things that drive him crazy about living in Japan. Love: Love Cleanliness Love Fast Internet… Read
The Kong Show catches Halloween scenes in Shibuya, Tokyo
Halloween in Japan has evolved into its own unique thing. Don’t bother telling the locals, “That’s not the traditional way to do it,” because they’ve captured and morphed Halloween into their own new and outrageous celebration. Read
The Kong Show catches up with Suji Park, formerly of Suji’s Restaurant in Roppongi
Since closing her namesake restaurant, Suji’s in Roppongi, about five years ago, Suji Park has gone on to discover huge opportunities and great success in the U.S. Read
