+81

+81

By Alicia and MizukiSociety & Culture
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+81 episodes

  • #14 General Election Oct. 31st 2021

    Alicia and Mizuki discuss the upcoming general election for the lower house of representatives, including the current state of the political parties, a kerfluffle within the opposition, and voting strategies. Go vote! 

    NHK on the Supreme Court of Japan and justices


    Music by Stone Stewart

    28 min
  • Bonus: Meshi - Spirited Away

    Listen to the pilot episode of Mizuki's new podcast, Meshi, a show exploring all things (mostly) Asian and Asian diaspora culture and media.

    Find Meshi on Twitter and Instagram

    Listen to Meshi on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform.

    44 min
  • #13 Fridays For Future Movement in Japan with Isao Sakai
    Alicia and Mizuki are joined by Fridays For Future Japan member and college student Isao Sakai to discuss climate activism in Japan.
    Isao Sakai: https://www.instagram.com/isao.sakai_/
    NoCoalForOurFuture video: https://bit.ly/3qJaIvQ
    FFF Japan
    Website: https://fridaysforfuture.jp/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fridaysforfuturejapan/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FridaysJapan
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    49 min
  • #11 Oshogatsu Special 2020

    In the final episode of 2020, Alicia and Mizuki revisit this year’s episodes and talk about how much (or how little) has changed. 

    Nyukan Resources: 

    Donate to Pato chan (Bank): https://note.com/kokubai_nyukan/n/n6673215f4c2b 

    Donate to Pato chan (PayPal): https://www.paypal.me/forpatchan 

    Twitter: @PatoJustice https://twitter.com/PatoJustice 

    Twitter: @nodetention87 https://twitter.com/nodetention87 


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    Email: [email protected]   

    Music by Stone Stewart

    41 min
  • #9 Abolish Nyukan with Justice for Pato-chan

    [CW: Transphobia] Alicia and Mizuki interview representatives from Justice for Pato-chan to better understand their efforts and demonstration marches in support of Pato-chan, a transgender woman from the Philippines who had been detained at the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (Nyukan) for over a year. They discuss Pato-chan’s case, the intersectionality between transgender rights, migrant rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement, and a concerning new immigration reform bill that the Japanese government is considering.


    Justice for Pato-chan Resources
    Donate (Bank): https://note.com/kokubai_nyukan/n/n6673215f4c2b
    Donate (PayPal): https://www.paypal.me/forpatchan
    Twitter: @PatoJustice https://twitter.com/PatoJustice

    #FREEUSHIKU

    Twitter: @freeushiku https://twitter.com/freeushiku
    Instagram: @freeushiku
    Website: https://freeushikuweb.jimdofree.com/

    Read more about Pato-chan:

    Asia Art Tours https://bit.ly/2Hqg3qN Japan Times https://bit.ly/2TmrJNu
    BuzzFeed (JPN) https://bzfd.it/3ktNCWZ Instagram: www.instagram.com/plus81.pod/

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    Music by Stone Stewart.

    58 min
  • Sound Bite: Cicadas

    Mizuki says goodbye to summer and the cicadas.

    Please enjoy this minisode while we work on our next regular episode. We will occasionally post minisodes that cover more light hearted topics that Miz and Alicia are interested in, but don’t warrant full episodes.

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    Music by Stone Stewart.

    8 min
  • #8 The Branches of Government: Japanese Politics Part 2

    Alicia and Mizuki discuss the branches of the Japanese government as Japan prepares for a new Prime Minister. Mizuki guides us in learning how the different branches interact, what our power as citizens are, and the latest baffling turn of events as the LDP elects their new leader.


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    Special thanks to Stone Stewart for the intro music and Taro Hyodo for the break music.

    55 min
  • #7 BLM & The Limits of Protesting in Japan

    Alicia and Mizuki discuss the BLM marches in Tokyo and protests culture in Japan. What were the Tokyo marches like? Are marches/protests effective in Japan? What is protest culture in Japan like? How do they compare to other countries?

    BLM Tokyo: https://twitter.com/blmtokyojp

    BLM Kansai: https://twitter.com/blmkansai
    BLM Kyoto: https://twitter.com/blmkyoto
    *There are many more BLM accounts from various cities around Japan! These just a few from major cities

    Kurly in Kansai Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurlyinkansai?lang=en

    Kurly in Kansai Co-hosts: https://twitter.com/Yana_Yz and https://twitter.com/nanairomiso

    Podcasts:


      • Kurly in Kansai https://open.spotify.com/show/5ivwmDSm7UJskU60gZ7nFk
    • Tokyo Speaks Pod feat. BLM organizers https://tokyospeaks.com/episode-85-sierratodd/

      • Black twitter accounts/social media to follow:

      • BW writer for Unseen Japan: https://twitter.com/ladyscribe21
      • BW journalist in Japan (wrote an enlightening piece about police harassment in the Japan Times): https://twitter.com/Nigensei
      • Black/Okinawan Professor who studies Blackness in Japan: https://twitter.com/gritsnsushi


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        Special thanks to Stone Stewart for the intro music and Taro Hyodo for the break music.


        35 min

      About +81

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      Alicia and Mizuki investigate Japanese social issues, diving beneath oversimplified explanations to grasp the fuller picture of critical conversations on topics such as immigration, rights and…