theTokyoBill Weekly - Stories from Japan, told from Japan

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A weekly English-language podcast looking at life in Japan, one story at a time. My observations on Japanese culture, society, news, and expat life. Companion to theTokyoBill Japan news brief...stories on Japan that just happened to catch my eye! You can support my work simply by visiting my site: theTokyoBill.jp, or by buying me a coffee at BuyMeACoffee.com/TokyoBill.  :)

  1. 1d ago

    Whose Halloween Is It? - A story about a holiday that has never quite belonged to anyone in Japan.

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan.   This week:  A story about costumes, trains, and a holiday that has never quite belonged to anyone in Japan. You can support me via BuyMeACoffee or simply by visiting theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  2. Oct 24

    Okinawa: The Island Between - A story about an island that has spent centuries belonging to everyone except itself.

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan. This week:  A story about Okinawa, the US military presence, and an island that has spent centuries belonging to everyone except itself. You can support me via BuyMeACoffee or simply by visiting theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  3. Oct 17

    No More Space for the Dead - A story about cremation, ancestors, aging, and the infrastructure needs that keep getting put off.

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan.   This week:  A story about youth, pressure, and what happens when a society's children decide it is easier to talk to a machine than to the adults around them.   You can support me via BuyMeACoffee or simply by visiting theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  4. Oct 3

    Thirty-Seven Days - Japan is living through climate change in real time — and the bill is starting to arrive

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan. This week: thirty-seven days of rain, a rice market swinging between shortage and glut, and fish that have simply stopped showing up. Support: BuyMeACoffee/TokyoBill, or visit theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  5. Sep 26

    Struggling through the Silence - Why Japan's children are telling AI what they won't tell their teachers

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan.   This week:  A story about youth, pressure, and what happens when a society's children decide it is easier to talk to a machine than to the adults around them.   You can support me via BuyMeACoffee or simply by visiting theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  6. Sep 19

    Should the Johns be Arrested? - Japan's prostitution law and the gender gap at its heart.

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan. This week: Japan's seventy-year-old prostitution law is finally under review, and the debate it has opened reveals something uncomfortable about who the law was always designed to protect.  Support: BuyMeACoffee/TokyoBill, or visit theTokyoBill.jp. :)

  7. Sep 12

    Accommodating Needs - A story about why people now tap their phones at the convenience store

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan. This week: how Japan went from one of the world's most cash-dependent societies to one of its most complex payment ecosystems.   Support: BuyMeACoffee, or visit theTokyoBill.jp.  :)

  8. Sep 5

    Please Have Exact Change - Why Japan is both the most and least digital country on Earth.

    Stories from Japan, told from Japan. This week: a story about analog and digital Japan, and what happens when a society that perfected the old has to decide whether to embrace the new. Support: BuyMeACoffee, or visit theTokyoBill.jp. :)

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A weekly English-language podcast looking at life in Japan, one story at a time. My observations on Japanese culture, society, news, and expat life. Companion to theTokyoBill Japan news brief...stories on Japan that just happened to catch my eye! You can support my work simply by visiting my site: theTokyoBill.jp, or by buying me a coffee at BuyMeACoffee.com/TokyoBill.  :)

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