Japan on the Record

By Tristan Grunow

The podcast where scholars of Japanese studies bring their expertise to bear on issues in the news. Hosted and produced by Tristan R. Grunow, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese History at... more

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.

Japan on the Record episodes:

August 14, 2020 #CovidDivorce and Changing Intimacies in Japan on the Record with Dr. Allison Alexy (Michigan)
In this episode, Dr. Allison Alexy (Michigan) reacts to news coverage of #CovidDivorce in Japan as the latest example of sensationalist media treatments of Japanese intimacies before outlining how intimate relationship in Japan have changed over the last several years even before COVID-19.
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August 07, 2020 The Politics of Public Statues and Monuments in Japan on the Record with Dr. Sven Saaler (Sophia)
In this episode, Dr. Sven Saaler (Sophia) responds to recent controversies over public statues by describing the active role statues and monuments play in shaping popular understandings of history, communicating ideas about society to future generations, and even disrupting Japanese diplomatic relations in East Asia.
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20min
July 31, 2020 Anpo, Street Protests, and Civil Disobedience in Japan on the Record with Dr. Nick Kapur (Rutgers-Camden)
In this episode, Dr. Nick Kapur (Rutgers-Camden) places recent BLM marches into the context of Japan’s longer history of street protests and civil disobedience, highlighting the violent protests opposing the resigning of the controversial US-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, or Anpo Treaty, in 1960.
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18min
July 24, 2020 Blackface, Whitewashing, and Anti-Black Racism in Japan on the Record with Dr. John G. Russell (Gifu University)
In this episode, Dr. John G. Russell (Gifu) explains the endurance of Blackface performance in Japan, along with discussing how the Whitewashing of prominent Black Japanese and depictions of Black masculinity in Japanese pop culture reveal racist attitudes towards Blackness, Whiteness, and national belonging.
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29min
July 18, 2020 #BlackInTheIvory in Japan on the Record with Teeka Gray (Indiana), Yasmine Krings (UCLA), Kimberlee Sanders (Harvard), and Dr. Garrett Washington (UMass-Amherst)
Read more about the AAS Petition co-authored Dr. Jolyon Thomas, Dr. Levi McLaughlin, Dr. Michelle Wang and Kimberlee Sanders here.
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47min
July 10, 2020 The NHK BLM Video and Depictions of Blackness in Japan on the Record with Dr. Reginald Jackson (Michigan)
In this episode, Dr. Reginald Jackson (Michigan) places the recent NHK Black Lives Matter video in the context of historical depictions of Blackness dating back to the 16th century, discussing how the video reveals enduring anti-Black attitudes in Japan shaped by these earlier depictions along with reflecting on the racist roots of Japanese studies in the United States.
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24min
July 03, 2020 BLM and Black Japanese/Okinawan Matters on the Record with Dr. Mitzi Uehara Carter (FIU)
In this episode, Dr. Mitzi Uehara Carter (FIU) calls attention to the discrimination and racism faced by Black Japanese/Okinawans and biracial communities in Japan, noting the solidarity between Black and Okinawan communities and pointing out how signifiers of Blackness differ in Okinawa and the Japanese mainland.
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27min
June 26, 2020 Reggae, Racial Difference, and Representations of Blackness in Japan on the Record with Dr. Marvin Sterling (Indiana)
In this episode, Dr. Marvin Sterling (Indiana) discusses the popularity of Reggae music and Black culture in Japan, noting how non-majority Japanese communities embrace Reggae and other representations of Blackness to express their own identities and politics.
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27min
June 19, 2020 COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism in North America on the Record with Dr. Michael Jin (UIC) & Dr. Vivian Shaw (Harvard)
Learn more about the AAPI Covid-19 Project by visiting: https://www.aapicovid19.org/
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32min
June 12, 20208:46 on the Record
News articles:
Ayana Wise, "Why We're Marching for Black Lives in Japan" Japan Times
Randiah Camille Green, "Photos from Black Lives Matter March in Osaka with Over 1,000 Protestors" Gaijinpot
Alexandra Hongo, "What's Wrong With NHK's Black Lives Matter Video and Why We Need to Talk About It" Tokyo Weekender
Austin Freeman, "Once Upon a Time...in Azabu Juban" Japan Times
Podcast Episodes:
Kurly in Kansai, "BLM Kansai March & Our Involvement"
Japan Times Deep Dive, Episode 53: "Why Japan Needs Black Lives Matter"
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9min

FAQs about Japan on the Record:

How many episodes does Japan on the Record have?

The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.