February 24, 2020 • 27m
The number of people who've chosen Japan to be their new home reached the highest in history in 2019, exceeding 2.8 million. They ...Read more
March 30, 2020 • 27m
"Little India" in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward is a community of about 4,000 Indian nationals first established about 20 years ago. Howeve...Read more
April 6, 2020 • 27m
Neighborhood relations, childcare, PTA: in Japan, issues that involve women are plenty and part of everyday routine. But for women...Read more
April 13, 2020 • 27m
Japan is the world's third largest economy yet its poverty rate is high, with one out of 7 children living below the threshold. Ha...Read more
April 20, 2020 • 27m
The city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture is home to some 18,000 foreigners, mainly Latin Americans of Japanese descent. We follow on...Read more
April 27, 2020 • 27m
Struggling with depopulation and a dwindling farming industry, Akitakata City in Hiroshima Prefecture has been encouraging foreign...Read more
May 4, 2020 • 27m
The coronavirus is shaking the world, and Japan is no exception with over 10,000 infected cases nationwide. The country is in a st...Read more
May 11, 2020 • 27m
Like in the rest of the world, the coronavirus is disrupting life in Japan. As businesses shift to telecommuting or temporarily cl...Read more
June 1, 2020 • 27m
Chinese nationals make up about 30% of foreigners in Japan. Among the younger generations of Chinese living here, starting a busin...Read more
July 6, 2020 • 27m
A month after the state of emergency was lifted in Japan, we focus on 3 foreigners in the restaurant industry fighting for financi...Read more
July 20, 2020 • 27m
The entertainment business in Japan has been dealt a heavy blow by the coronavirus pandemic. Join us as we look at the lives of 3 ...Read more
July 27, 2020 • 27m
The coronavirus outbreak has taken a heavy toll on businesses that cater to tourists visiting Japan from overseas. From the Englis...Read more
August 3, 2020 • 27m
This episode takes us to the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture where we visit an inn run by Australian-born Benjamin Flatt and...Read more
August 31, 2020 • 27m
On this episode, we follow Mali-born Oussouby Sacko, who has been the president of Kyoto Seika University for the past 2 years. He...Read more
September 7, 2020 • 27m
Yokohama is home to Japan's biggest Chinatown. The neighborhood has survived war and disaster over the course of its long history....Read more
September 14, 2020 • 27m
On this episode: a taste of sweetness with traditional confections, or "wagashi," prepared at a 200-year-old shop in Kumamoto City...Read more
September 21, 2020 • 27m
This episode focuses on Vietnam-born Do Van Tuan, chairman of the Sendai Vietnamese Association. As the coronavirus pandemic conti...Read more
October 5, 2020 • 27m
One of the issues many foreigners face when they come to live in Japan involves looking for an apartment. Intimidated by the langu...Read more
October 19, 2020 • 27m
On this episode, we meet manga creator René Hoshino from Cameroon who's been living in Japan since childhood after his mother rema...Read more
October 26, 2020 • 27m
On this episode, we visit a coriander farm in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture run by Thai-native Satapon Sukhanonchanapa and his wife Sy...Read more
November 16, 2020 • 27m
The former village of Oguchi in Ishikawa Prefecture was home to a 400-year-old wood weaving technique using Japanese cypress. Toda...Read more
November 23, 2020 • 27m
This episode takes us to the rural community of Kito in Tokushima Prefecture. While its population of around 1,000 is on the decli...Read more
December 7, 2020 • 27m
On this episode, we meet Nigerian-native Chris Andrews, who runs a small shop in Saitama Prefecture's Koshigaya City. Open 365 day...Read more
December 21, 2020 • 27m
On this episode, we visit American-born Janie Ikegami who grows apples in Nagano Prefecture. Wishing to recreate the taste she lov...Read more