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You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one
Summer music festivals are back, but for how long? Climate change is putting the heat on our favorite outdoor entertainment.
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Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet
Join us this week on Deep Dive as we discuss with Alex K.T. Martin the expansive subterranean world of Tokyo’s ever-changing underground.
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The sweaty pleasure of Japan’s inconvenient art
This week, writer Thu-Huong Ha is our tour guide into the world of Japan’s inconvenient art movement.
From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
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Apr 16, 2024
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think
By Shaun McKenna and Oscar Boyd
We discuss everything from accessibility in Tokyo to dealing with trains and the country’s shifting attitudes.
Two people try to take a selfie under the illuminated cherry blossoms in Kyoto’s Gion district last year.
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Mar 25, 2024
Sakura stories revisited: Getting in the mood for hanami
By Shaun McKenna, Jason Jenkins and Alyssa I. Smith
We are revisiting some past content on the science, economics and culture of cherry blossom season.
Motoki Taniguchi (left) and one of his clients, Maurice Shelton, hope their lawsuit can change alleged police practices involving stop-and-search.
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Mar 8, 2024
A lawsuit puts alleged racial profiling by police on trial in Japan
Three residents with foreign roots have filed a lawsuit claiming Japanese police target visible minorities. We discuss what they hope to achieve.
Aoi Suzuki’s son runs past a home in Taketomi on Iriomote Island (not to be confused with Taketomi Island, which lies to the east of Iriomote). The Suzukis run the Takemori Inn, one of the few hotels on Iriomote.
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Feb 29, 2024
[Rebroadcast] Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart
By Lance Henderstein and Shaun McKenna
This week on Deep Dive we get contributing writer and photographer Lance Henderstein to read us his article on traveling Okinawa during the rainy season.
Yasuhiro Otomo and Miku Narisawa during one of Odyssey Nature Japan's educational fishing programs.
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Feb 22, 2024
A young 3/11 survivor and her vow to protect the ocean
By Mara Budgen and Miku Narisawa
At 12, Miku Narisawa experienced a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that destroyed her home. Now she is working to protect it.
Naoko Motooka began hunting 10 years ago. Her hobby is one way Hokkaido hopes to curb a current boom in the deer population.
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Feb 15, 2024
Hunting in Hokkaido; Taylor Swift comes to Tokyo
By Shaun McKenna, Justin Randall and Alyssa I. Smith
You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Japan, but Hokkaido’s hunters do.
In the quest for immortality, some researchers believe mind uploading will be our ticket to an eternal existence.
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Feb 8, 2024
Japan’s take on immortality; problems in Palworld
By Shaun McKenna, Elizabeth Beattie, Ann-Loy Morgan and Owen Ziegler
As scientists and technologists attempt to tackle the problem of aging and death, we discuss Japanese ideas about immortality.

Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
Canada said to have mapped out secret Chinese police operations
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in Ottawa in April. Trudeau has faced accusations of not responding swiftly enough to foreign interference.

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You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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