theTokyoBill weekly
A weekly English-language podcast exploring life in Japan, one story at a time. Topics cover Japanese culture, society, news, and expat life. Companion to theTokyoBill Japan news brief. If you enjoy the show, you can visit my site: theTokyoBill.com, or buy me a coffee at BuyMeACoffee.com/TokyoBill. :)
Episodes
Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: Japan just passed a law to save its imperial family — and in doing so, may have signed its death warrant.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
Japan is drinking less — and the country that invented the after-work drinking party is quietly trying to figure out what comes next.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: why people are lining up at midnight for a new novel in a country that is running out of bookstores.
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Each week, a single topic explored in a little more depth than my companion podcast, theTokyoBill news brief.
This week: how Japan went from having no professional football league to facing Brazil in the World Cup knockout stage — and the manga that started it all.
Music credit: MOTIVATE by Wavecont, via Pixabay.com
Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: a country where two-thirds of the public support same- marriage, hundreds of thousands turn out for Pride, and the law still says no.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: why Japan is fining people for littering in a city that removed all the bins — and who is actually to blame.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: the crime wave that has no leaders, no members, and no address — and why that makes it so hard to stop.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: Japan wants your students, your researchers, and your workers — just not, if it can possibly help it, your permanent presence.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: the people stealing the roofs off Japan's shrines, and why the rest of the world is partly to blame.
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Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: why bears are coming down from the mountains, and what it tells us about where Japan is heading.
Support: BuyMeACoffee/TokyoBill, or visit theTokyoBill.com. :)
Stories from Japan, told from Japan.
This week: How the country is dealing with the pressure of high tourist numbers, including implementing two-tiered pricing.
Support: BuyMeACoffee/TokyoBill, or visit theTokyoBill.com. :)
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
A Cdn expat in Tokyo, I write about the local craft beer scene & current events related to Japan.
You can show support by visiting theTokyoBill.com – cheers!
Music: Motivate by WAVECONT, via Pixabay.com.
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