On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia talks about the religious group Pana-Wave Laboratory and shares some of what he experienced while in Japan researching it. About Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia is a professor of sociology at Taft College and the author of numerous books. He has conducted research on a …

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Is the story of Kaguya Hime proof that aliens have visited Japan? Topics Discussed An overview of the story of Kaguya Hime (Taketori Monogatari, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) The history of Taketori Monogatari How the tale of Kaguya Hime is sometimes called Japan’s first science fiction story Peculiarities and confusing things …

http://media.blubrry.com/notwriting/s/mindrobber.net/podcasts/immunities/immunities-4t1goke.mp3 Download MP3 Japan Station host Tony Vega makes a guest appearance on this special episode of the Immunities podcast. On this episode Tony Vega, Immunities podcast creator/director Bob J. Koester, Maria Burnham, and Jacob Van Hoorn, discuss the 1968 classic (?) Japanese science fiction horror film Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (吸血鬼ゴケミドロ, Kyūketsuki Gokemidoro) (lit. Vampire Gokemidoro). Questions are …