Podcasts
Japan This Week Podcast | Sept. 13, 2024: Chinese influx, cash or cashless, child abuse sentencing, Fukushima peaches and posthumous divorce
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. This week, Jeff and Kong dive into the influx of rich Chinese immigrants flocking to Japan, the country's slow adoption of cashless payments, a disturbing court case involving a child… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | Sept. 6, 2024: Made of steel, 4-day workweek, suicide leap, cycling offense and make babies
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. This week, Jeff and Kong dive into the political debates surrounding the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, the push for a four-day workweek in Japan, a heartbreaking teenage… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | August 30, 2024: Rice shortage, China's flyby, dolphins attack, indecent exposure and 'hump dolls'
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. In this episode, Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss the rice shortage causing panic buying in Japan, the invasion of Japanese airspace by Chinese aircraft, dolphin attacks in Fukui Prefecture,… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | August 23, 2024: Shop and pray, Yasukuni graffiti, frequent flyer, at your convenience and Japanese vending machines
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. In this short video podcast on news from Japan, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss a range of topics including the accommodation of Muslim visitors in Japanese retail spaces,… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | August 16, 2024: Kishida exit, megaquake, rotten egg, idol worship and golden Games
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss Prime Minister Kishida's shocking resignation amid corruption scandals, a megaquake advisory causing panic during Obon Week, and a bizarre egg-throwing… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | August 9, 2024: Market mayhem, the big heat, gun nut, school bullying and 'Have Your Say'
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong delve into the significant drop in the Nikkei index due to global economic concerns, the tragic loss of over 100 lives in Tokyo… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | August 2, 2024: Agony of defeat, OJ on the run, Véron disappearance, suitcase drivers and 'Have Your Say'
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss the emotional defeat of Japanese judo star Uta Abe at the Paris Olympics, the orange juice shortage in Japan due to… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | July 26, 2024: Tourist trap, Harris or Trump, not-so-smooth operator, pizza party and fizzled flame
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong discuss the introduction of dual-pricing systems for tourists and locals in Japan, Prime Minister Kishida’s comments on the U.S. presidential race, a… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | July 19, 2024: Killer robots, microaggressions and Olympic hopes
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of the most pressing news stories from Japan. In this episode, hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong bring you the latest news about Japan's stance on autonomous lethal weapons, the prevalence of microaggressions against people of mixed heritage in… Read
Japan This Week Podcast | June 28, 2024: Poster pranks, death on Fuji, military miscreant, hotel Israel and royal flush
Welcome to Japan This Week! Join hosts Jeff Richards and Kamasami Kong as they recap the most significant news stories from Japan Today for the week of June 28, 2024. This episode covers a range of topics from political pranks in Tokyo's gubernatorial election to tragic incidents on Mount Fuji… Read
