DEEP IN JAPAN

Oct 09 2024 58 ep. 92 mins 403
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A hodgepodge of guest interviews, personal narratives, recent news, history, and Japan-related memes and cultural phenomena.

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HAPPY TIMES! #5: Trevor’s Wota Awakening and Fire Syndrome Frenzy

Oct 09 2024 146 mins  
In this fun episode of Happy Times, Trevor realizes he’s a full-on “wota” (idol superfan) obsessed with AKB-48’s Mayuyu. Jeff and Trevor dive into otaku culture, exploring the “Top 10 Types of Otaku” and the quirky world of idols. Trevor hilariously shares how his simple life turned into a fandom frenzy, thanks to Tokyo’s marriage app, “Tokyo Futari Story.” Expect

OHAZASSU! with John

Sep 29 2024 136 mins  
In this episode, I sit down with John, an Australian podcaster living in Nagoya and the host of the “Ohazassu” morning podcast. We delve into his experiences in Japan, fatherhood, and the journey of learning a new language and culture. John also opens up about his cancer diagnosis and treatment within the Japanese medical system. His story is inspiring and insightful and it was

THE LAST YAKUZA (TEASER)

Sep 18 2024 2 mins  
In the words of our boi Noah Oskow over Unseen Japan, "It’s been fourteen years since the release of Jake Adelstein’s seminal memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan. Since then, the book has become the go-to popular non-fiction for those interested in the Japanese underworld. Tokyo Vice was still a mainstay in true crime sections at North American b

WALKING Missus Miho #4: 残暑で疲れている9.11

Sep 11 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, Jeff and his lovely (but tired) wife, Miho, take listeners on peaceful walks through Nagano’s rice fields, joined by their Shiba Inu, Kako. As they stroll, they share heartfelt conversations about life, parenting, and their everyday experiences. With nature’s backdrop, each episode offers a soothing escape into the simple joys of family and life in Japan.Like w

My Appearance on Weekly Fascination

Sep 10 2024 107 mins  
This interview was taken from my appearance on the Weekly Fascination show hosted by Tracy Greenwood, which you can watch here. Oh, and the cover art? Yeah, that’s definitely not the work of any fancy algorithms. Nope. Just a genuine, hand-drawn synthwave masterpiece of a “photo” of Tracy and me, in all our photorealistic glory. Absolutely no tech involved. None whatsoever. S

HAPPY TIMES! #4: Bush Beer Dad, AI, UBI, and MUSIC!

Aug 30 2024 184 mins  
A big “Sorry” to my 4 loyal listeners—please feel free to skip the long, one-hour rant at the beginning. I promise the music and AI talk afterward is worth sticking around for! 😅SUPPORT THE SHOW! Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded. If you like what you hear, please consider becoming a patron at Patreon. Every bit helps keep this crazy ride goi

HAPPY TIMES! #3: The Otaku Spectrum

Aug 09 2024 194 mins  
Once again, Trevor-kohai was lured into DIJ studios under the pretense of ‘a quick chat’ with 'free pizza and matcha' only to be mercilessly schooled in the ancient, highly classified art of podcasting—WW2 Japanese Secret Police-style. Picture it: 12 grueling hours of unrelenting waterboarding with Calpis (don’t worry, we used the fizzy kind for maximum effect) before he fi

TRACY GREENWOOD of Weekly Fascination

Aug 03 2024 223 mins  
In this episode, we speak with Tracy Greenwood, lawyer and producer of the Weekly Fascination YouTube Channel and Podcast. If you want to learn more Tracy, check out the following: Weekly Fascination on YouTubeWeekly Fascination on Apple PodcastsTracy on InstagramTracy on X Links from the show: Southern All Stars - 真夏の果実 (outro) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD): An Overvie

JAPAN'S PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE with Lawrence Repeta

Jul 25 2024 88 mins  
In this captivating episode, we sit down with Lawrence Repeta, a distinguished lawyer, business executive, and law professor who served in Japan and the United States. Lawrence discusses his recently published book, Japan's Prisoners of Conscience, which provides a gripping account of the criminal prosecution of three peaceful protestors in Japan during the Iraq War. Based on metic

SEPH-SAMA - Otaku YouTuber and Master of the Sword

Jul 20 2024 62 mins  
Today we speak with legendary Swedish YouTuber and content creator, SephirothSword57, known to his swordlings/followers as Seph-Sama. The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.LINKS:YouTube: SephirothSword5Patreon: patreon.com/Sephirothsword57Twitter: twitter.com/Sephirothsword_Twitch: twi