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Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
NEWS:
Crunchyroll Merges With Anime Store, Right Stuf
Heavy rain hits northeastern, central Japan, 100,000 told to evacuate
Japan says five Chinese ballistic missiles landed inside EEZ near Okinawa
FEATURE:
Andrew Szymanski is a Japanese game industry veteran whose experience includes producing titles for Tecmo's Team Ninja, Capcom, DeNa, and more! In part 1 of our interview, we learn how Andrew fell in love with Japan (hint: Nintendo), survived working in a ramen shop, and nabbed a dream job at Tecmo.
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
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1 and 1 we're having some fun! It's time for Episode 11 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
NEWS:
Sakurajima volcano erupts, triggering highest alert
Japan's first case of monkeypox confirmed
Golden Globe Award-winning Japanese actress Yoko Shimada dies at 69
FEATURE:
Man executed for 2008 Akihabara murders
LINKS:
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias
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Double digits! It's time for Episode 10 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
NEWS:
Tokyo's COVID-19 cases top 30,000
Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan; salmon too
252 inbound [tourist] visitors in June; future visitors to Japan also sluggish
The H&M on Meiji Dori in Harajuku is closing
FEATURE:
2022 is 1982! Matt and Pat look back at what was happening in Japanese pop culture 40 years ago! Forecast: anime, manga, movies, gaming and compact disc technology!
LINKS:
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias
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News: More Shinzo Abe, Japan Election Results, Ken Akamatsu, and Golgo 13
Feature: The Argument Against Machine Translation
Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine… it’s time for Episode 9 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
NEWS:
How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church
French Politician Falsely Blames Video Game Creator Hideo Kojima for Shinzo Abe’s Murder
Success of celebrities in Japan poll shows arrival of 'internet election age'
Golgo 13 Manga Hits Milestone of 300 Million Copies in Circulation
FEATURE:
Deb Aoki and Matt’s thread on J-E machine translation
LINKS:
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias
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Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
IN THIS SPECIAL ALL-NEWS EPISODE
Shinzo Abe: Ex-Prime Minister of Japan assassinated while giving speech
Godzilla Special Effects Director Teruyoshi Nakano Passes Away
Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60
Akihabara landmark Toranoana is permanently closing, chain downsizes to just one branch in Japan
Machine Robo and the Gobots are Back!
LINKS:
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias
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BEHOLD! It's time for episode (ultra) seven of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
In this episode:
NEWS:
Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded
FEATURE:
Pat and Matt talk to Vince Shortino, the former general manager of Crunchyroll Japan and the founder of Octas LLC for a conversation about the early days of streaming video, international business, and why the world needs anime.
LINKS:
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©
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Hello from The Big Mikan! It's episode 6 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
In this episode:
NEWS:
Cool Japan Fund may be merged, eliminated if it does not improve
FEATURE:
Don’t touch that dial! Pat and Matt share their experiences (both good and bad) appearing on Japanese prime time television.
LINKS:
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SLAM into overdrive! It's a Bonus Episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
In this bonus episode:
We present a 2016 conversation between Matt and Pat all about the movie SHIN GODZILLA, directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, starring the King of the Monsters!
ALSO AVAILABLE!
YouTube version of this episode with Japanese comments from Nico Nico Douga
LINKS:
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SLAM into overdrive! It's episode 5 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
In this episode:
NEWS:
Japanese government survey shows 1 in 4 singles in 30s not willing to marry
Anna Miller’s, American diner known for tasty pies and iconic uniform, to close last branch in Japan
FEATURE:
Our review of the new anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS)
LINKS:
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Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content
The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©
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HARK! It’s time for Episode 4 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast!
Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
NEWS: The guys have an update about tourism in Japan (spoilers: it doesn’t sound like much fun) and then share thoughts on the recent Washington Post article titled Japan records its largest natural population decline as births fall.
FEATURE: Pat and Matt discuss some (but not all) of their favorite books about Japan!
Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics
A History of Tokyo from Edo to Showa
LINKS!
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