DEEP IN JAPAN

This is the second and final installment of a two-part interview with videographer Martin from Martin Show Japan. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, start here.

Anyone wanting to learn more about Martin can follow him on Twitter where he posts as Gaijin Otousan. 

LINKS: 

• Martin Show: Japan Gets Racist (used in the outro) 
• Outro 70s Jazz was taken from here (highly recommended) 
• Echo in the Valley Trailer (Netflix) 
• Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (intro) 

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In this episode, we speak with videographer Martin from Martin Show Japan about his life in Japan. You can learn more about him on Twitter where he posts as Gaijin Otousan. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview. 

LINKS: 

• Introducing the Mentally Retarded (Educational Film 1964)
• Word Association (SNL Season 1, 1975) 
• Office Space - In the Car Rapping (1999) 
• The Jerk - Born a Poor Black Child (1979)
• Chaos in Washington (BCC Jan 27, 2021) 
• Why Americans Have So Much Debt (CNBC Jan 9, 2023) 
• Comfortably Numb Japanese Cover (Pink Floyd/ph4320)

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In this episode, we once again sit down with Iain Maloney, author of the critically acclaimed memoir, The Only Gaijin in the Village, to talk about his new book, The Japan Lights.

In 2017, holed up in a hotel room, feverish, despondent, and aimless, Iain Maloney chances upon an article about Richard Henry Brunton, a Victorian civil engineer unknown in his Scottish homeland but considered ‘The Father of Japanese Lighthouses’ in Japan. With more than twenty of his lighthouses still in use today, Maloney sets out with a newfound purpose to visit them all.

Part travel memoir, part history, The Japan Lights visits isolated regions of rural Japan, discovering compelling stories from its past. Maloney witnesses the lingering trauma of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, and comes to a new understanding of the precariousness of life on a planet that is 71 percent water. Along the way, he explores the paradox of Brunton, a flawed human being whose work saved hundreds of thousands of lives and made the seas around Japan safer for all.

LINKS! 

• The Japan Lights
• he Only Gaijin in the Village
• In Search of Piper Alpha  
• Red Flag Waltz (Iain's band)
• No Sympthy (outro) 
• 喜びも悲しみも幾歳月 若山彰さん (outro)
• But We're Speaking Japanese (YouTubes clip) 
• Do you speak English? (Big Train, BBC) 

The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.

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And don't forget to give some love to Awich, the female Japanese rapper who produced the outro, Queendom. 

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Recorded at home around 2:00 pm on a Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. The lyrics of this masterpiece are as follows: 

JAPANESE WOMAN by ブレッド&バター

かぐや姫の生まれ変わりのような人

虫も殺さぬ ah‐

声をかけるとそっとうつむき首すじを

もみじに染める

Japanese woman

愛を恥ずかしがる

Japanese woman

人をはじく瞳

ah‐ 裏を見せぬ強さ

Japanese woman

細い柳腰に

Japanese woman

刃(やいば)隠している

男の人みんな狼こわいわと

誘い断わり ah‐

趣味じゃないわ 暇つぶしにもならないと

笑ってるかも

Japanese woman

愛をつかむために

Japanese woman

うまく変身する

ah‐ 裏を見せぬ強さ

Japanese woman

独り眠れぬ夜

Japanese woman

爪を磨いている

Japanese woman

濡れた瞳

Japanese woman

気がありそう

Japanese woman

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In this episode, we welcome Karen Hill Anton back to discuss her wonderful new novel, A Thousand Graces. As you might recall, Karen was a guest on the podcast in June of 2021 to discuss her critically-acclaimed memoir, The View From Breast Pocket Mountain. And now, with this new publication, Karen has broken into the world of literature, with a lovely tale about a young, Japanese female student who doesn’t quite fit into the mold of her surroundings. It’s a thoroughly engrossing, exquisitely crafted tale, that also serves as a window into the stodgy, patriarchal countryside mindset of Japan in the 60s and 70s. A must-read for anyone interested in contemporary Japanese fiction. 

The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.

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And don't forget to add Mieko Hirota to your playlist! 

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In this episode, we welcome back Professor Steve McCarty to discuss the book KUKAI THE UNIVERSAL by Ryotaro Shiba, translated by Akiko Takemoto. 

Steve McCarty was born in Boston and specialized in Japan at the University of Hawaii for an MA degree in Asian religions. He has been a full Professor for 22 years of his 40 years in Japan. He currently lectures for Osaka Jogakuin University and the government foreign aid agency JICA, briefing officials from around the world on Japanese People and society. He publishes on Japan, Asian studies, Buddhist syncretism, Japanese-English bilingualism, language teaching, and online education. See links to publications on Japan and to previous Deep in Japan podcasts at his website: Japanned. 

The outro was "Over the Mountain" by former podcast guest, ordained monk, and Buddhist hip-hop artist, Gomyo Kevin Seperic. If you would like to support Gomyo and his work, you can purchase his album or contribute to his wife's GoFundMe page. 

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In this episode, we speak with Stefhen Bryan, author of Black Passenger Yellow Cabs: Of Exile and Excess in Japan

Want to learn more about Stefhen, check out the following:   

• Dooduboy
• Stefhen on Facebook
• Stefhen appearing on the YouToobz
• Another appearance on the Toobz

The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.

Got something to say? You can reach me at the following:

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• [email protected]

And don't forget to give some love to Awich, the female Japanese rapper who produced the outro, Queendom. 

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Trigger warning: This podcast contains OTAKU OVERLOAD. Enter with caution. 

The outro, if you hadn't noticed, was Body Feels Exit by Amie Namuro. Got something to say? You can reach me at [email protected]

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Trigger warning: This podcast contains first-hand experiences of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation. If you or a loved one need help, please contact your local crisis hotlines. For more info about assistance in Japan, check out the US Embassy's page on mental health in Japan.

This is the second part in a series with Sasebo Anon, an ALT who suffered sexual harassment and sexual assault while teaching in Japan on the JET Program - and fought back. 

For more info on Sasebo Anon, check out the following: 

• Sasebo on Twitter 
• Sasebo on Instagram
• The Asahi Shimbun Story
• Unseen Japan: #MeToo in JET: One Woman’s 7-Year Battle Against Sexual Abuse
• Unseen Japan: #MeToo in JET: Verdict in Sexual Assault Case
• Saseboanon: My JET Program Sexual Assault Story
• Over My Dead Body by AAAMYYY [Outro Track]
• The Nagasaki Council Session [Used in Outro] 

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In this episode, we take a walk in the woods with fellow Naganoite James Corbyn, a former rugby player turned woodsman and hunter. For those interested, the outro was 日向の匂いのする街 / 霧工場. 

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As always, thanks for listening! 

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