Deep in Japan Jeff

[Originally aired on August 2022] 

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT! If Miho allows me to keep recording our dogé walks (and after my shenanigans of this episode the prospect seems highly unlikely) then perhaps this will be a new segment on the show. Assuming you all dig it, that is.
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The BGM was Relaxing Jazz & Bossa Nova Music - Studio Ghibli Cover and the outro was Sukiniyaru (Live) by the 変態紳士クラブ (Hentai Shinshi Club)
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Trevor-kohai was dragged kicking and screaming back into DIJ studios, strapped to a chair, waterboarded with Calpis, and re-educated in the art of podcasting WW2 Japanese Secret Police-style.  The result is this Happy Hour.

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In this episode, we speak with Kyoto-based American researcher on Japan-DPRK relations, Oliver Jia (オリバー・ジア), about reverse culture shock and a bunch of other stuff. Check him out on X at  @OliverJia1014 or visit his Substack at foreignperspectives.net
 
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In this episode, we welcome Justin Aukema (@aukemajk), self-described "Christian // Mammon disrespecter // History lover // Truth seeker 求道者 // Reluctant academic // Aspiring man of virtue (君子)" to talk about his EXPLOSIVE tweet on the economic plight of the Japanese countryside. For more info on Justin and his writings, check out his website - especially his essay, "Poverty in Japan." 

The outro track was MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - New Order ー and it's straight-up fire, so you'll definitely want to check that out. Oh, and don' sleep on that Japanese Marxist podcast I mentioned. It's called Against Japanism.

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In this episode, we invite back Iain Maloney to discuss his latest book: Life is Elsewhere/Burn Your Flags. Iain is the author of three novels, a haiku collection, and the memoir The Only Gaijin in the Village. You can acquire his work at www.liminalink.com. To learn more about Iain, head over to his website or follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @iainmaloney

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The outro was “Time Flies” by Mothercoat. The intro was my original mashup of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) anime sound bites with “Dubstep" from BenSound.

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Jake Adelstein is an author who has been covering Japan since 1993. His first book, Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter On The Police Beat in Japan was made into a TV series that debuted on HBO Max and WOWOW on April 7th. His next book, Yakuza Wonderland, will be released this year.

To learn more about Jake, check out Unseen Japan's recent profile of Jake and his work: Tokyo Vice’s Jake Adelstein: Everything You Wanted To Know (But Were Mildly Afraid To Ask)

And remember, kids, the Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please give a thought to supporting the show at https://www.patreon.com/deepinjapan
The outro was Ryu Ga Gotaku from the famous Yakuza game franchise. The intro was my original mashup of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star), a few anime sound bites, some kabuki, a cheap recording of my son’s Buzz Lightyear toy, and “Dubstep" from BenSound.

Oh, and let us not forget the Japanese version of Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence!
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Thanks for listening!