DEEP IN JAPAN

Dr Wes Robertson is a senior lecturer in Japanese Studies at Macquarie University. His research applies sociolinguistic perspectives to the study of writing systems, with a focus on Japan. Wes also runs an ethnographic podcast on language use in extreme metal. You can learn all about him and his work at his site, SCRIPTING JAPAN. Finally, for all curious curious, the outro is Sayonara Birthday by Broken By The Scream.

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In this episode, we interview Tim Odagiri, author of Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society. For more information about Tim and his book, check out the following links:

• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (Publisher)
• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (JP Amazon) 
• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (US Amazon) 
• Nihon Plus You (Tim's Website) 
• Japan Everyday (Tim's Blog) 
• Tim’s interview with Japan Expert Insights
• Tim on LinkedIn
• 青森ねぶた祭 – ねぶた音頭&ねぶた (Intro and outro) 

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Dr Wes Robertson is a senior lecturer in Japanese Studies at Macquarie University. His research applies sociolinguistic perspectives to the study of writing systems, with a focus on Japan. Wes also runs an ethnographic podcast on language use in extreme metal. You can learn all about him and his work at his site, SCRIPTING JAPAN. Finally, for all curious curious, the outro is Sayonara Birthday by Broken By The Scream. 

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Welcome back to Deep in Japan! I apologize for the brief hiatus. I was OOO on quite the adventure. Over the last two weeks, your fearful host was jet-setting across the globe, taking 5 flights, zooming through 4 bullet train rides, and hopping into countless Ubers. Along the way, I enjoyed having fascinating conversations with hundreds of people from all walks of life, mostly about AI and the end of humanity. No, just kidding. About AI and the transformation of our business landscapeーa topic that fascinates me, to say the least. 

Sadly, within 24 hours of having returned, I picked up a bug that would launch me into another journeyーan inward journey through the cosmos of my mind, which as you can tell by listening to this episode is a rather odd mind. 

Now that the fever has broken and I am once again comfortably back home in the Land of the Rising Bidet Hose (ah, my blessed Toto, how I have missed you), I'm ready to dive back into it. So stay tuned for more exciting episodes to come!

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BGM came by way of instrumentals from Childish Gambino's masterful Because the Internet. 

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• Celebration (Japanese Version) (outro)
• 迷惑行為 ネット配信”ジョニー・ソマリ”逮捕 大阪の工事現場に侵入疑い
• 【逮捕】“迷惑動画”配信 「ジョニー・ソマリ」ら 大阪・ミナミの建設現場に覆面姿で…
• Johnny Somali Compilation!

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In this episode, we speak with Steve Kemme, president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA and a former reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, about his wonderful new biography of Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo: The Outsider: The Life and Work of Lafcadio Hearn: The Man Who Introduced Voodoo, Creole Cooking, and Japanese Ghosts to the World.

Musical Outro Links:

• Kwaidon - JazzyCal
• 門付唄 かわいがらんせ / 杉本キクイ 他

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What an interview. Such a fun, down-to-earth, amazing person. See, folks, this is why I spiritually identify as Canadian-Japanese. Want to learn more about Jon? Check out the following links: 

• Visible Minorities: Life Lessons from a Naturalized Japanese Politician (SNA) 
• A Road Less Travelled | Degrees Magazine (University of Regina) 
• Foreign-born assemblymen try to make a difference (Asahi) 
• ヘイズ・ジョン (Jon's Wiki)
•  TOP of 愛してる、つくば (Jon's Website)
•  Jon Heese (IMDB for Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu and The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit)
•  OMG AND HERE HE IS IN THE MOVIE!
• ウルフルズ - バンザイ～好きでよかった～ (outro) 
• Queen Hits - Japanese versions (intro) 

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Hikosaemon describes as a bilingual Kiwi video blogger based out of Tokyo for nearly twenty years. He publishes regularly about life in Japan at TOKYO TONIGHT. You can learn more about him and stay up with the latest at Hikosaemon (@hikosaemon) on Twitter/X.

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And don't forget to give some love to the Blue Hearts, whose Train-Train was the outro for this episode.

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Happy Hours with Trevor are back, baby! Nothing this fire could ever die. I'm sorry, Trevor but I needed these Happy Hour podcasts real bad and I almost had to give 'em up in order to confront my dark passenger and placate your insecurities. So now we're gonna have to go have more Happy Hours adventures. And then we're gonna go on even more adventures after that, Trevor. And you're gonna keep your mouth shut about 'em, Trevor. Because the world is full of idiots that don't understand what's important. And they'll tear us apart, Trevor. But if you stick with me, I'm gonna accomplish great things, Trevor. And you're gonna be a part of 'em. And together we're gonna run around, Trevor, we're gonna do all kinds of wonderful things, Trevor. Just you and me, Trevor. The outside world is our enemy, Trevor. We're the only [belch] friends we've got, Trevor. It's just J and Trey. J-J-J and Trey and their adventures, Tevor. J and Trey, forever and forever, a hundred years J and Trey, s... things. Me and J and Trey runnin' around and J and Trey time. Aaall day long forever. All, a hundred days J and Trey forever a hundred times. Over and over J and Trey adventures dot com W W W dot J and Trey dot com W W W J and Trey adventures all hundred years. Every minute J and Trey dot com W W W hundred times J and Trey dot com.

• Oh My Friend (outro)
• Jeff on Twitter
• The Tenga Article
• Big Motor News Clip
• The 2024 Vellfire Feature Movie
• The San Francisco Poo Patrol
• That Blue Chew Commercial
• Pom Poko Syndrome Defined
• Disgraced Japanese Car Dealership CEO Apologizes for “Blasphemy” of…Golf?
• Aichi woman arrested for stealing ice cream from delivery truck because it was too hot
• First Grader Drowns in School Pool

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As the title suggests, in this episode I take a walk with my wife. Related links: 

• Pom Poko OST - Heisei era Tanuki War Main Theme ''Spirited Season'' (outro)
• Pom Poko Syndrome Defined
• Aichi woman arrested for stealing ice cream from delivery truck because it was too hot
• Fan Death: Why Korean Parents Think the Breeze Might Kill You | NBC Left Field
• 13-yr-old girl dies of suspected heatstroke in Japan on way home from school club
• First Grader Drowns in School Pool

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Got something to say? You can reach me at the following: [email protected]

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