Bento Bureau
Latest Episodes
#23: The Absolutely Essential Japanese Music Starter Pack w/ Taka
Our good friend Taka introduces us to the world o…
#22: Five approaches to understanding Japanese religions w/ Prof. Edward Drott
How do the Japanese practice religion? How does i…
#21: I Came To Japan For AKB48 - Confession of An Indonesian Student In Japan
*CASUAL EPISODE* Edwin from Indonesia joins the B…
#20: Japan's Foreign Policy - The Past, Present, and Future w/ Prof. Tsuneo Nishida
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
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.
This is the newest Bento Bureau Podcast format! L…
#17: Some changes to Bento Bureau and announcement of new episodes
After a long hiatus, Bento Bureau is back (again)…
#16: Japan through our eyes with Jeff Krueger from Deep in Japan podcast
Today's episode is a collaboration with Jeff Krue…
#15: How the largest minority group navigate through discrimination in contemporary Japanese society
It is easy to assume that Japan is a homogeneous …
#14: Japanese radicalism, counterculture, and social movements with William Andrews
Following the March 2011 Tsunami and Fukushima nu…