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

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