Got Faded Japan
The GOT FADED JAPAN podcast opens a tinted window into Japan’s subculture, wild news, hidden peoples, underground parties, and all the other weekly fun, mischief & mayhem!
Episodes
EPISODE 815 In this action-packed episode, Johnny starts the show early cuz he’s gearing up for the upcoming Tokyo Art Tank vol 16 (August 3rd – 9th) at Gallery Le Deco! But don’t fret all the best of the worst news is here for your earbuds to enjoy! In this week’s news, man swindles woman out of millions by pretending he’s her horn dog home-wrecking grandson, man learns to never buy a used...
Episode 814.
This week on Got Faded Japan, Johnny dives headfirst into another tsunami of crime, chaos, and questionable life choices from across Japan.
📰 BLOODTHIRSTY BEAR ESCAPES FACTORY PRISON! A captive bear breaks free and sends locals into panic mode.
📰 TEENAGE OLIVER TWIST GETS BUSTED BY MARK! A young thief learns the hard way that crime doesn't pay.
📰 CRYPTO BROS BUSTED FOR THE LAMEST PUBLICITY STUNT EVER! Two wannabe...
Episode 813.
This week, Johnny kicks things off with news of a typhoon heading toward Tokyo and hopes the city survives another round of Mother Nature's nonsense.
Then it's time for the wild news: a French tourist gets busted for shoplifting despite carrying plenty of cash, two guys are arrested for robbing a van full of Pokémon cards, a fed-up neighbor goes full RAMBO during a noise dispute, and plenty more strange, shocking, and ...
Episode 812 In this action-packed episode, Johnny battles the internets to get you good Faders the scoop of what's going on in Japan! This week’s insanity includes: 💵 Smartest criminal to date, robs his own store after his shift 👋 Man B-Slaps his life away by threatening more than his X. 💸 Kids join Dark Web Gang to get the GOLD!
All this and a whole lot more on this episode of GOT FADED JAPAN...
Episode 811 In this absolutely deranged episode of Got Faded Japan, Johnny returns from a full-throttle mission into the dark heart of Osaka’s underground scene, diving deep into late-night art shows, filthy rock ’n’ roll, hidden bars, and retro video game chaos, while Tom survives the theater only to discover the cruel reality that Mortal Kombat won’t hit Japan for another month. Reunited and runnin...
In this action-packed episode, Johnny sits down with one of Australia’s hardest working Rockabilly rock bands, THE KOFFIN ROCKERS! From wild stories on the road to unforgettable tour chaos, the band dives deep into their history, life on tour, and the nonstop hustle of keeping rock ‘n’ roll alive. The crew also announces their upcoming Japan tour dates, bringing their explosive live show to stages across Osaka...
Episode 809
In this absolutely unhinged installment of Got Faded Japan, Johnny and Tom hit the studio bright and early, fueled by molten-hot coffee and running at full throttle. The boys dive headfirst into another week of Japan’s strangest, wildest, and most straight-up WTF news stories.
The laughs come fast, the banter hits hard, and then MOFO BOOM! the headlines explode like chaos grenades.
This week’s madness includ...
Episode 808
Strap in ya’ll this one goes off the rails fast as usual.
In this absolutely unhinged episode of Got Faded Japan, Johnny and Tom are back in the studio early morning fuled with multen hot coffee and ares firing on all cylinders and diving headfirst into another week of Japan’s strangest, wildest, and most straight-up WTF news. The laughs hit early, the banter hits hard, and then MOFO BOOM! The headlines ...
Episode 807.
In this action-packed episode of Got Faded Japan, Johnny and Tom are back together, diving headfirst into another week of Japan’s wildest, weirdest, and most WTF worthy news. From creative highs to behind-the-scenes banter, the boys set the tone before unleashing a storm of outrageous headlines that will leave you shaking your head and laughing out loud.
And trust us… this one’s a wild ride.
This wee...
Episode 806.
In this action-packed episode, Johnny and Tom reunite to dive into the buzz around Johnny’s latest art exhibition, TOKYO ART TANK. From creative highs to behind-the-scenes stories, the duo sets the stage before launching headfirst into this week’s most outrageous headlines.
And trust us, it’s a wild ride !
This weeks bizarre news lineup includes a dieting dog that’s somehow gaining weight, an in...
Episode 805.
It’s April Fool’s Day and we aint fooling around… With broken mics, broken phones, and soon approaching the beginning of Japan’s biggest art extravaganza, TOKYO ART TANK, Johnny and Tom pull this episode off and they do it strong! Seriously, our mics are busted so our sound sucks, like 1998 recording suckery but we pull together and get the show out for ya’s like bosses (or m...
Episode 804 In this action-packed episode of Got Faded Japan, Johnny kicks back with one of Japan’s legendary artists, Monkey Monk. Together they dive deep into the wild world of art in Japan, from the adrenaline of live painting and grinding it out in the studio to the mysterious spark behind creative ideas.
But that’s not all. Monkey Monk also unveils his brand-new festival experience: MURAL CAMP. This isn’...
Episode 803 In this explosive episode of Got Faded Japan, Johnny sits down with one of Tokyo’s most electrifying creative forces, Ken Kawabata.
Some people come to Japan for anime and sushi… Ken came to build a creative empire.
Writer. Publisher. Podcaster. Frontman. Film-night madman. Ken isn’t just wearing multiple hats, he’s setting them on fire. He’s the author of Necro City, co-owner of Moon H...
Episode 802 Welcome back to GOT FADED JAPAN, the podcast where the sun is rising… but the headlines are absolutely unhinged.
This week on the wildest news show east of sanity:
Guy decides marriage wasn’t dramatic enough and goes full vampire on his wife. We’ve got attempted murder and straight-up mayhem rocking the trains of Japan. And in a plot twist nobody asked for, “Porno Johnny Appleseed” fi...
Faders, buckle up. Welcome to and other action-packed Got Faded Japan, Episode 801, and this one is an absolute game-changer!
Johnny is coming to you straight from Tokyo with a living legend behind the lens, DENIZ DEMIR. If you know photography, you know Deniz. If you don’t… this episode is about to blow your mind wide open.
DENIZ isn’t just taking photos, he’s opening portals. Every shot pulls you into ...
FADERS! buckle the hell up. This is Got Faded Japan episode 800 🤘 That’s right… we’ve been blasting beats, bending minds, and breaking rules since 2009, and after all these years we’re still burning white-hot.
To celebrate this massive milestone, Johnny sits down with one of Tokyo’s most dangerous underground bands, a crew that’s tearing through Japan like a sonic typhoon, THE COMMON. ...
Got Faded Japan ep 799!
In this weeks news, armed men rob a Pokemon Store and rail 100,000 bucks of cards, mega creepy perv gets busted for filming grandma in all the wrong ways, bad teacher busted for bad music ways, all this and more on GOT FADED JAPAN!
FADE ON!
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🔥 GOT FADED JAPAN: AFTER DARK 🔥 (This episode is free) This is the side of Japan they don’t put in travel guides.
GFJ’s After Dark is our weekly deep dive into Japan’s most twisted, bizarre, and straight-up dark news stories, and it’s Patreon-only. No filters. No holding back. Just the wildest headlines and stories that make you say, “Wait… that actually happened?”
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Got Faded Japan ep 798!
In this action-packed episode, Tom joins the show! In this weeks news, man learns the hard way not to run from the cops, we learn the fastest way to go to prison in Japan, tourist parents find refuge for whinny babies, Japan’s new TUNA KING, all this and more on GOT FADED JAPAN!
FADE ON!
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Got Faded Japan ep 797!
It’s the first day of 2026 and Johnny is literally chilling in Niigata Japan, sipping on beers and breaking in the fresh news of this week for ya, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In this weeks news, crazed man not only wants to kill woman’s whole family but even her dog, man goes all sorts of “hammer time” on colleague, the new rules of drunk driving exposed, brother learns there’s no bro...
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