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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Patrick Macias on Twitter

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