Bento Bureau

Bento Bureau


Latest Episodes

#23: The Absolutely Essential Japanese Music Starter Pack w/ Taka
August 18, 2018

Our good friend Taka introduces us to the world o…

#22: Five approaches to understanding Japanese religions w/ Prof. Edward Drott
August 09, 2018

How do the Japanese practice religion? How does i…

#21: I Came To Japan For AKB48 - Confession of An Indonesian Student In Japan
August 01, 2018

*CASUAL EPISODE* Edwin from Indonesia joins the B…

#20: Japan's Foreign Policy - The Past, Present, and Future w/ Prof. Tsuneo Nishida
July 26, 2018

We had the opportunity to sit down for a talk wit…

#19: Explaining Japan's international relations through the G7 and G20 summit with Prof. Hugo Dobson
June 28, 2018

On Jun 8, 2018, the 44th G7 Summit began in La Ma…

#18: Cafe, community, and conbini - Casual talk about life in Japan with Buzz, Long, and Ly.
June 20, 2018

This is the newest Bento Bureau Podcast format! L…

#17: Some changes to Bento Bureau and announcement of new episodes
June 12, 2018

After a long hiatus, Bento Bureau is back (again)…

#16: Japan through our eyes with Jeff Krueger from Deep in Japan podcast
January 24, 2018

Today's episode is a collaboration with Jeff Krue…

#15: How the largest minority group navigate through discrimination in contemporary Japanese society
January 14, 2018

It is easy to assume that Japan is a homogeneous …

#14: Japanese radicalism, counterculture, and social movements with William Andrews
December 11, 2017

Following the March 2011 Tsunami and Fukushima nu…