Episodes

  • Japanese Opposition Politics on the Record with Roméo Marcantuoni (Waseda)

    Japanese Opposition Politics on the Record with Roméo Marcantuoni (Waseda)
    Oct 20 2021

    Read Roméo's latest article on Japanese opposition parties in Tokyo Review at: https://www.tokyoreview.net/2021/10/japans-opposition-is-this-the-year/
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    18 mins
  • Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan on the Record with Dr. Andrew Gordon (Harvard) and Dr. Michael Reich (Harvard)

    Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan on the Record with Dr. Andrew Gordon (Harvard) and Dr. Michael Reich (Harvard)
    Aug 31 2021

    View Dr. Gordon and Dr. Reich's co-authored article, "The Puzzle of Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan" in the Journal of Japanese Studies here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/799776.
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    26 mins
  • Nagasaki Anti-Nuclear Movements and the TPNW on the Record with Dr. Gwyn McClelland (UNE)

    Nagasaki Anti-Nuclear Movements and the TPNW on the Record with Dr. Gwyn McClelland (UNE)
    Aug 24 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Gwyn McClelland (UNE) discusses Japan's refusal to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons despite outspoken criticism from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, before introducing the complex history of anti-nuclear movements in Nagasaki and touching on local responses to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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    20 mins
  • Foreign Media and Japan's Postwar Pacifism on the Record with Dr. Tom Le (Pomona)

    Foreign Media and Japan's Postwar Pacifism on the Record with Dr. Tom Le (Pomona)
    Aug 10 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Tom Le (Pomona) responds to recent news coverage of Japan's security position towards Taiwan, counters media narratives about resurgent Japanese militarism by emphasizing demographic barriers and the postwar peace culture that limit the government and Self Defense Forces, and offers Japan as a new model of international relations focused on human welfare rather than military might.
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    19 mins
  • Foreign Students and Japan's Border Closures on the Record with Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder (Aoyama Gakuin)

    Foreign Students and Japan's Border Closures on the Record with Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder (Aoyama Gakuin)
    Aug 4 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Schieder discusses the impacts of Japan's COVID-related border closures on foreign students, scholars, and researchers waiting to enter Japan, introduces actions taken by community members in the form of an open letter, online petition, and press conference to raise awareness of this issue, and cautions what border closures could mean for Japanese attitudes to foreign residents and for universities that rely on foreign students.
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    15 mins
  • Demon Slayer and the Future of Anime on the Record with Dr. Patrick Galbraith (Senshu)

    Demon Slayer and the Future of Anime on the Record with Dr. Patrick Galbraith (Senshu)
    Jul 27 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Patrick Galbraith (Senshu) reacts to the global popularity of Demon Slayer before explaining why it has become so popular so quickly, how Demon Slayer marks a major shift in anime production away from directors like Miyazaki Hayao, and what online distribution platforms mean for the future of anime around the world.
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    19 mins
  • Tokyo 2020 and the Future of the Olympic Games with Dr. Jules Boykoff (Pacific)

    Tokyo 2020 and the Future of the Olympic Games with Dr. Jules Boykoff (Pacific)
    Jul 20 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Jules Boykoff (Pacific) outlines the many scandals and health concerns plaguing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics before explaining why organizers went ahead with the Games and gauging how Tokyo 2020 might impact the future of the Olympics.
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    16 mins
  • Japanese Military Policy on the Record with Dr. Sheila A. Smith (CFR)

    Japanese Military Policy on the Record with Dr. Sheila A. Smith (CFR)
    Jan 23 2021
    In this episode, Dr. Sheila A. Smith (CFR) places recent Japanese arms export deals with East-Asian neighbors into the context of changing security concerns and Japan's larger Indo-Pacific strategies, before discussing how new administrations in both Japan and the United States might impact military policy.
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    19 mins