Japan Banter Club

In this episode: why Japan's reputation as cold or closed doesn’t match what we've experienced, the immigration and visa debate and how it's covered abroad, tourists versus long-term residents, why the trains are so quiet (and what happens when someone loses it on one), and why Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka aren't all there is to Japan.

In this episode: how homelessness looks and is handled in Japan, the country's strict approach to drugs and how that plays out in daily life, and some of the stranger quirks of Japanese housing and renting.