Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast

Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast


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#19 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Peter Tasker on Culture, Olympics and Movies
March 08, 2022

Listen in as guest Peter Tasker chats with the JAPAN Forward editorial team about culture and politics from the Beijing Olympics to his favorite Olympic-themed movies and recent Japanese works.

#18 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – What’s Trending with IGN Japan’s Daniel Robson
February 28, 2022

Listen in as veteran music journalist Daniel Robson, Editor in Chief of popular video game and entertainment website IGN Japan joins the JAPAN Forward editorial team to chat about his recent interview

#17 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Sapporo Snowfall, Soup Curry, Synthetic Snow in Beijing
February 16, 2022

Currently residing in the northern part of Japan, in Sapporo, in today’s session Agnes shares with us her experience living through the historic snowfall in Sapporo this winter, the city’s famous soup

#16 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Beijing 2022, Spring is Here
February 07, 2022

Listen in to the conversation as the JAPAN Forward editorial team talks about February festivals.

#15 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2021 Photo Ops with Jason Halayko
February 23, 2021

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with professional action and sports photographer, Jason Halayko about the New Year’s predictions in his article, “Expect Innovations in the Photography Industry in 2021” and what it's like to work in...

#14 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2021 Security Priorities with Dr Monika Chansoria
February 17, 2021

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with Senior Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), researcher and commentator on Asia’s security affairs, Dr. Monika Chansoria about the regional priorities she identifies in h...

#13 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Peering into 2021 with Peter Tasker
February 13, 2021

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with author and finance guru Peter Tasker about predictions in his New Year's essay - Peering Into 2021: Tanjiro Kamado Battles Big Tech.

#12 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2020 Sports Replay
February 05, 2021

Listen in as JAPAN Forward sports journalist, Ed Odeven, and guest, Ice Time’s Jack Gallagher weigh in on key sports highlights of Japanese teams, events and individual athletes in 2020.

#11 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2020 The Year in Our Stories
January 27, 2021

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the stories that continue to shape our outlook after dominating Japan’s headlines over the last year.

#10 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2020 Reflections
December 30, 2020

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team reflects on their favorite articles published throughout the year, and discuss how Japan’s trending words have impacted our lives in 2020. Articles mentioned in the recording: