Discover Japan through conversations with fascinating people.
Every episode host Tony Vega is joined by a guest to talk about all aspects of Japan, including the Japanese language, history, Japanese pop culture, food, anime, manga, movies, music, comedy, the impact of Japanese culture around the world, underground social movements, social issues in Japan, and much more.
Episodes are released on the first of every month. Bonus episodes are regularly released on the fifteenth of the month.
For the full show notes visit www.japanstationpodcast.com.
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On this episode of Japan Station, I dig into the history of a fascinating example of Japanese slang: gyarandu (ギャランドゥ). This is a Japanese …
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk to photographer and journalist Michael Magers. Michael has spent over a decade documenting shokunin (artisans/crafworkers) …
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk to Kyle Broyles of Pintology Craft Beer & Whisky in Tokyo. In this interview we talk …
On this episode of Japan Station, I examine the mysterious origins of the Japanese word for cat: neko. Trust me, there’s a whole lot …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the many film adaptation of the works of Haruki Murakami, Japan’s most well-known and commercially …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about oden, one of Japan’s most popular winter foods. 👉Topics Discussed What is oden? Where to …
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about what it was like staying at a new Kyoto hotel before it opened. 👉Topics Discussed …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about three obscure Japanese dishes you need to try next time you’re in Japan. 👉Topics Discussed …
On this episode of Japan Station, we’re talking about hotels in Japan! This episode will give you all the information you need to …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the Senkaku Islands with Dr. Robert D. Eldridge. 👉Topics Discussed What and where are the …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about life in Sanya–Tokyo’s infamous day laborer district–with Klaus K.Y. Hammering. 👉Topics Discussed What it is …
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the need for Japan to make the word “anime” a regional designation. The guest is …
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