S1 Ep11: Inua's Thomas Frebel — a top chef in a city of stars
When it was announced that Thomas Frebel, former head of recipe development at Copenhagen's Noma (four time winner of the World's Best Restaurant Award), would open his new restaurant, Inua, in Tokyo in the summer of 2018, the city's food lovers clamored for tables.  Now, eight months after opening, how is the chef faring in a city with more Michelin stars than any other on Earth?  Recorded at ...
36m Apr 03, 2019
36m
S1 Ep10: Ichiro's last stand?
What can we expect from Japan’s upcoming baseball season and how are some of the country’s star players faring across the Pacific in the Major Leagues? And crucially, how long will baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki last? The Japan Times’ baseball correspondent Jason Coskrey joins Deep Dive to discuss. Hosted by Oscar Boyd. Read more by Jason Coskrey (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-jason_...
30m Mar 20, 2019
30m
S1 Ep9: Eight years on from Fukushima
On the eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, staff writer Ryusei Takahashi shares his experience of a recent visit to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Magda Osumi discusses the Tohoku region's recovery. Hosted by Oscar Boyd. Related links Ryusei Takahashi's report on Fukushima (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/07/national/eight-years-triple-meltdown-fuk...
31m Mar 11, 2019
31m
S1 Ep8: I want to be a Japanese comedian
What makes a quail's egg funnier than an ostrich's?
40m Feb 27, 2019
40m
S1 Ep7: Kim and Trump — what's next?
On this week's episode, Jesse Johnson discusses what the next meeting of the U.S. and North Korea might mean for Japan, and Shaun McKenna talks us through some of Japan's biggest summer music festivals. Hosted by Oscar Boyd. Join us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/japandeepdive) Read more by Jesse Johnson (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-jesse_johnson/)
27m Feb 13, 2019
27m
S1 Ep6: What a week for Naomi Osaka
On Monday, Naomi Osaka became the world's No. 1 women’s singles player after her victory against Petra Kvitova in Saturday’s Australian Open final. But her rise to the top also came with a dose of controversy. This week on Deep Dive, Oscar Boyd is joined by Baye McNeil and Joel Tansey to discuss Osaka's rise to the top and a recent case of whitewashing. Related links Baye McNeil's Black Eye...
22m Jan 30, 2019
22m
S1 Ep5: The legacy of the Tokyo riots
50 years on from the riots at the University of Tokyo, where does activism in Japan stand now? Oscar Boyd is joined by JT staff writer Alex Martin who reported on the recent anniversary of the riots. Join us on Twitter here (https://twitter.com/japandeepdive) . For more on the story and Hiromi Watanabe's photographs of the riots, read Alex Martin's feature here (https://features.japantimes.co...
24m Jan 23, 2019
24m
S1 Ep4: Japan's changing demographics
As Japan becomes a more ethnically diverse and multicultural country, aging communities are grappling with the complexities of how to live with new, young tenants from different cultures.
19m Jan 09, 2019
19m
Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki — to the stars and back again
Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki dropped by the Deep Dive studios for a brief chat with Oscar Boyd about her journey into space and beyond.
11m Jan 01, 2019
11m
Happy holidays
Happy holidays to all our listeners! There's no episode this week, we're on holiday, too! Thanks for all the support so far., join us again in the New Year for more from Deep Dive.
1m Dec 25, 2018
1m
S1 Ep3: MeToo rises in Japan
What happens when a journalist comes forward with allegations of sexual harassment against one of Japan's top government officials? And how does the incident relate to the global MeToo movement? Sayuri Daimon, managing editor of The Japan Times, joins Oscar Boyd and Cory Baird to explain Japan's MeToo movement and how it fits into broader gender issues in the country. Read the full article on...
20m Dec 12, 2018
20m
S1 Ep2: The hangover that followed Japan's bubble era
In the 1980s and '90s, Japan experienced one of history’s greatest economic bubbles.
16m Nov 28, 2018
16m
S1 Ep1: Dual nationality in Japan
Japan's Nationality Act forces young adults with multiple citizenships to choose their nationality by their 22nd birthday. The choice is so tough that many flout the law and instead choose to live in a legal gray zone. Oscar Boyd is joined by Japan Times staff writers Sakura Murakami and Cory Baird to discuss the issue.
20m Nov 14, 2018
20m
Welcome to Deep Dive
Welcome to Deep Dive, a podcast looking beneath the surface of Japan. Episode 1 will debut on Nov. 14, 2018. Deep Dive is a production from The Japan Times, the most widely read English news source in Japan.
2m Oct 23, 2018
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