Japan Station: Deep Dives into Japanese Culture, Language & Society

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, music producer, rapper and artist Shing02 talks about his life, music and more.

About Shing02

Shing02 is a Japanese American music producer, rapper, and artist. Active since the '90s in both Japan and the U.S., Shing02 has produced numerous albums, collaborated with a long list of hip hop artists and he can even be heard along with Nujabes on "Battlecry," the opening song of the popular anime Samurai Champloo.

Topics Discussed

• The origin of the name Shing02
• The history and origin of Shing02's last name: Annen
• Shing02's childhood and the many places he lived
• How Shing02 got interested in art, graffiti, and hip hop/rap
• How Shing02 ended up performing in Japan
• About rapping in Japanese and in English
• About the songwriting process
• About Shing02's album 246911
• About Shing02's move to Hawaii
• About Shing02 & The Chee-Hoos
• About WabyShaka
• About good ramen and Mexican restaurants in Honolulu
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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Follow Shing02 on social media.

• Shing02 on Instagram
• Shing02 on Facebook
• WabyShaka on Instagram

Check out Shin02's website.

• Official Shing02 website

Check out Shing02's album 246911.

• SPIN MASTER A-1 & Shing02 - 246911

Dr. Capital was mentioned during the conversation. Dr. Capital also was a guest on Japan Station. Check out the link below to listen to his episode.

• Japan Station 19: Deconstructing J-pop with Jonathan "Dr. Capital" Patterson

Don't forget to listen to the latest episode of Ichimon Japan.

• Should I go to Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan (USJ)? | Ichimon Japan 54

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of N/A

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Wes Robertson stops by to talk about the wonderful mess that is the Japanese writing system.

About Dr. Wes Robertson

Wesley C. Robertson is Lecturer in International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia. His research focuses on variation and language play inherent in writing, with a focus on Japanese. He completed his PhD in Applied Japanese Linguistics at Monash University in 2016.

Topics Discussed

• How it was that Dr. Wes Robertson became interested in the Japanese writing system
• The quirks and inconsistencies of the Japanese writing system
• Some of the potential reasons why katakana is sometimes used to write the speech of foreigners in manga and other forms of Japanese media
• The phenomenon of marking the speech of foreigners with katakana
• The practice of writing some Japanese last names in katakana rather than kanji
• Whether it is common to use the Japanese writing system to try to phonetically recreate foreign accents
• How Dr. Robertson got in touch with manga artists for his research
• Whether Japanese readers actually interpret something differently depending on what writing system (kanji, hiragana, katakana) is used
• The fascinating nature of the Japanese writing system
• About sociolinguistics
• About the Lingua Brutalica podcast
• About the peculiar script usage of the Japanese metal band Gotsu Totsu Kotsu
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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• Scripting Japan: Orthography, Variation, and the Creation of Meaning in Written Japanese

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• @ScriptingJapan

Don't forget to check out the Lingua Brutallica podcast!

• Lingua Brutallica Podcast

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• https://japankyo.com/yt

Use the link below to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• What are "buruma?" (The History of Japanese School Uniforms and the "Bloomers" Scandal) | Ichimon Japan 53

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Chelsea Szendi Schieder

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Robert Hellyer stops by to discuss the shared history of green tea in Japan and the U.S., as well as his new book Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups.

About Dr. Robert Hellyer

Robert Hellyer is associate professor of history at Wake Forest University. He is the author of Defining Engagement: Japan and Global Contexts, 1640–1868 and coeditor of The Meiji Restoration: Japan as a Global Nation. His latest book is Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups.

Topics Discussed

• The various kinds of green tea
• The popularity of maccha
• About William Alt's success in Japan as a tea trader during the 1800s
• About Hellyer & Company
• Why Dr. Hellyer became interested in Japan and green tea
• How drinking green tea was not strange or uncommon in the U.S. in the late 1800s and early part of the 1900s
• Old American advertisements from the 19th century
• How Japan would send delegations to World Fairs starting in the late 19th century to promote tea consumption
• The shift from Chinese style Japanese green tea to Japanese style Japanese green tea
• American tea culture fromt he 19th century
• American tea parties
• How green tea was also thrown into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party
• Racism and xenophobia throughout the history of green tea the in the U.S.
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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If you would like to pick up Dr. Hellyer's book, you can purchase it from Columbia University Press or via the JapanKyo Amazon Affiliate link below.

• Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups (Columbia University Press)
• Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups (Amazon)

Checkout the JapanKyo Docs YouTube channel!

• https://japankyo.com/yt

Use the link below to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• What are "buruma?" (The History of Japanese School Uniforms and the "Bloomers" Scandal) | Ichimon Japan 53

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Chelsea Szendi Schieder

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Kyle from the Tokyo Splosion stops by to talk about JapanKyo's new YouTube channel: JapanKyo Docs!

Topics Discussed

• About the creation of the JapanKyo Docs YouTube channel
• About Kyle from the Tokyo Splosion podcast
• The JET salary
• About filming in Okutama
• Fun anecdotes that occurred during the filming of JapanKyo Docs videos
• About shooting a video of an emu rancher in Okutama, Tokyo
• How we find interesting people for JapanKyo Docs videos
• About Yuki from Regent Times
• About the labor intensive process of styling your hair into a pompdour
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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Watch the first full JapanKyo Docs video. It's about Koronon, a cute cat mascot that was created in order to help fight the spread of COVID19.

• Japan's Cutest Virus Fighting Mascot: Koronon

JapanKyo is now on Instagram! Go follow us there for updates on what we're working on.

• @JapanKyoNews on Instagram

Don't forget to check out the Tokyo Splosion podcast! It's really fun stuff!

• Tokyo Splosion on Libsyn
• Tokyo Splosion on Apple Podcasts
• Tokyo Splosion on Spotify
• Tokyo Splosion on Twitter

Check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast via the link below.

• What are gyaru? (About the Slang, Fashion and History of Japan's Gyaru/Gal) | Ichimon Japan 52

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

• KimitoDesigns.com

Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Chelsea Szendi Schieder

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Tony Vega has teamed up with Kyle from the Tokyo Splosion podcast to launch a new YouTube channel called JapanKyo Docs.

On the channel we will be introducing people to doing interesting things in Japan via documentary style videos!

Click on the link below to check it out. Please subscribe and support us in this endeavor!

• https://bit.ly/3b38cKJ

And in case you haven't listened to the Tokyo Splosion podcast, here's a link! It's a really fun show.

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tokyo-splosion-a-comedy-podcast/id1278709680
• https://tokyosplosion.libsyn.com/

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder joins us to talk about female students in Japan's New Left movement, kaiju movies and more.

About Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder

Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder is Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University. Her latest book is titled Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left (Duke University Press Books).

Topics Discussed

• About Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left
• Chelsea Szendi Schieder's interest in the Japanese student movement of the 1960s
• About the role of women in the Japanese New Left
• Female activists of the Japanese student movement of the 1960s
• How Japanese universities were forced to admit female students after World War II
• The idea that providing Japanese women with a college education would be counter productive
• Concerns over gender equality
• The Tokyo Medical University testing scandal
• The prevalence of women's universities in Japan
• About Ochanomizu University and their decision to remain a women's university
• How police in Japan made an effort to change to a "friendlier" policing style as a result of bad press when dealing with student protests
• Media portrayal of female student activists
• About Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder's class Kaiju Attack
• The meanings and inspirations behind kaiju movies
• About Shin Godzilla
• About Hedorah
• About the Heisei Gamera series of movies
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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To get a copy of Coed Revolution, consider using the Amazon Affiliate link below. It won't cost you anything extra and it will support the show.

• Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left

You can find Chelsea Szendi Schieder on Twitter.

• @SzendiChelsea

If you enjoyed this episode of Japan Station, you may also enjoy episode 25.

• Japan Station 25: The Japanese Red Army (Dr. Patricia Steinhoff)

Check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast via the link below.

• What are gyaru? (About the Slang, Fashion and History of Japan's Gyaru/Gal) | Ichimon Japan 52

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

• KimitoDesigns.com

Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Chelsea Szendi Schieder

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Colton Runyan of the University of Cambridge talks to us about his experiences training and competing in sumo, as well asl his research on Heian era physical competitions.

About Colton Runyan Colton Runyan is a Phd candidate at the University of Cambridge and a sumo wrestler who has competed in Japanese college sumo and as part of the US National team. His dissertation research focuses on sporting events of the Heian period. Topics Discussed

• How Colton Runyan first got into sumo
• The charity sumo tournament in Akita Prefecture that Colton took part in during his time in the JET Programme
• What Colton liked about sumo
• Progressing and improving in sumo
• Doing sumo training at Nihon University
• Doing sumo training at a junior high school
• Teaching, training and competing in sumo in US and other counties
• Going back to Japan to receive proper sumo training
• Meeting Konishiki
• Competing in a college sumo tournament in Japan while a student at Saitama University
• The different paths people take into professional sumo
• The grueling nature of sumo training
• The most frustrating aspect of sumo training for Colton
• Deciding to go to Cambridge and doing research on sumo
• Researching the social, political and economic importance of physical competitions (sumo, horseracing, archery) during the Heian period
• Historical records from Japan's Heian period that document sumo
• A notable sumo tournament from 1013
• Fujiwara no Michiga's interest in horseracing
• Archery in the Heian period
• Historical misconceptions about sumo
• The caring and fun nature of sumo wrestlers
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

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To read the Japan Times article about Colton Runyan, use the link below.

• Sumo makes its way to Cambridge as former U.S. wrestler studies sport's ancient role

To read the Wasabi article about Konishiki written by Tony Vega, use the link below.

• Konishiki: Then & Now (February-March 2018 issue of Wasabi)

To listen to the latest episode of the Transmissions from Hawaii podcast, use the link below.

• Memoir of a Hilo Waterman: The Amazing Life of Hawaii Swimmer, Author & Educator Richard "Sonny" Tanabe | Transmissions from Hawaii 07

Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• Why do hands come out of the toilet in Japan? (About Japanese toilet hands, ghosts, yokai and urban legends) | Ichimon Japan 51

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Colton Runyan

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Kaitly Ugoretz of the YouTube channel Eat Pray Anime discusses the allure and eclectic spirituality of Marie Kondo, as well as online Shinto communities.

About Kaitlyn Ugoretz Kaitlyn Ugoretz is a Phd candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her primary area of research is online religious communities, in particular Shinto communities. She is also the author of a recent article about Marie Kondo titled The Untidiness of Marie Kondo's Eclectic Spirituality. Kaitlyn also runs the YouTube channel Eat Pray Anime. Topics Discussed

• About Marie Kondo/KonMari
• About the "untidiness" of Marie Kondo
• How people have tried to connect Marie Kondo and her ideas to Shinto
• Marie Kondo's website
• The "Danshari" method of tidying up
• The prevalence of so-called tidying gurus in Japan and in the West
• The "Japanese-ness" of Marie Kondo as a marketing tool
• How Marie Kondo appears to be far more popular in the US than in Japan
• The allure of Marie Kondo
• The Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
• The narrative of self transformation found in Marie Kondo's shows and others like it
• About Marie Kondo's second Netflix show Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo
• About Kaitlyn Ugoretz's research on online Shinto communities
• What Shinto practice looks like
• About Shinto practice outside of Japan
• Practitioners of Shinto outside of Japan
• What attracts people outside of Japan to Shinto
• About the YouTube channel Eat PrayAnime
• And much more!

Support on Patreon

If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

• Support Japan Station on Patreon

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To read Kaitlyn Ugoretz's article about Marie Kondo, use the link below.

• The untidiness of Marie Kondo's eclectic spirituality

To check out Kaitlyn's YouTube channel, Eat Pray Anime, use the link below.

• Eat Pray Anime

Here is one of the Eat Pray Anime videos that was mentioned during the episode.

• Can Anime Characters Become Gods? Anime Pilgrimage Explained!

You can follow Kaitlyn Ugoretz on Twitter as well.

• @KaitlynUgoretz
• @eat_pray_anime

To check out the previous episode of Japan Station, use the link below.

• In Search of the Japanese Wolf (Alex K.T. Martin) | Japan Station 74

Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• Why do hands come out of the toilet in Japan? (About Japanese toilet hands, ghosts, yokai and urban legends) | Ichimon Japan 51

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Kaitlyn Ugoretz

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we talk about the probably extinct (but maybe not?) Japanese wolf with journalist Alex K.T. Martin.

About Alex K.T. Martin

Alex K.T. Martin is a feature writer for the Japan Times. He is also the author of a recent five-part feature about the Japanese wolf (nihon ōkami) titled In Search of Japan's Lost Wolves.

Topics Discussed

• Whether the Japanese wolf (nihon ōkami) is considered a cryptid
• How Alex Martin became interested in researching the Japanese wolf
• Who Hiroshi Yagi is
• How Alex Martin got in touch with Hiroshi Yagi
• About Chichibu's connection to the Japanese wolf
• How Hiroshi Yagi became interested in looking for the Japanese wolf
• Hiroshi Yagi's 1996 encounter with an animal resembling the Japanese wolf and the famous 19 photographs that he took of said animal
• The process taken by Hiroshi Yagi in his hunt for the Japanese wolf
• Who might take over Hiroshi Yagi's hunt for the Japanese wolf when he retires
• Hiroshi Yagi's personality
• About Naoki Maruyama, founder of the Japan Wolf Association
• The effort to reintroduce wolves into Japan and the troubles it faces
• The allure and mystery of the Japanese wolf
• Alex Martin's articles about Tokyo post-Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
• Japan's declining population
• The smaller size of a Japanese wolf
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

• Support Japan Station on Patreon

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Use the link below to access the landing page for In Seart of Japan's Lost Wolves, the five-part series of articles about the Japanese wolf by Alex K.T. Martin.

• In Search of Japan's Lost Wolves

To read Alex Martin's articles about post Olympics Tokyo, use the links below.

• Tokyo tomorrow: What comes after the 2020 Games?
• The race is on to define the legacy of Tokyo 2020

To listen to the Deep Dive podcast episode about the Japanese wolf use the link below.

• Episode 18: Is the Japanese wolf really extinct?

You can follow Alex Martin on Twitter.

• Alex K.T. Martin on Twitter

Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• Is Yamaguchi cursed to have"ugly" girls? (Places in Japan Known for "Beautiful" & "Ugly" Women) | Ichimon Japan 50

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Alex K.T. Martin

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, translator Allison Markin Powell talks about translating Japanese fiction.

About Allison Markin Powell Allison Markin Powell is a literary translator, editor, and publishing consultant. The most recently published book she translated is Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #MeToo Movement (The Feminist Press at CUNY) by Shiori Ito. Topics Discussed

• How Allison Markin Powell became a translator of Japanese literature
• Getting started as a manga translator
• Translating the book Sensei no Kaban (The Briefcase/Strange Weather in Tokyo) by Kawakami Hiromi
• What is challenging about being a translator
• About fighting to be credited as a translator
• Allison Markin Powell's style of translation
• A tricky aspect of translating The Nakano Thrift Shop
• About translating Lady Joker by Takamura Kaoru
• And much more!

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If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance!

• Support Japan Station on Patreon

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To purchase a copy of Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #MeToo Movement, consider using the Amazon affiliate link below. It won't cost you anything extra and it will support the show.

• Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #MeToo Movement

Here are links to other books Allison Markin Powell has translated. These are Amazon affiliate links as well.

• Lady Joker, Volume 1 (Kaoru Takamura)
• Strange Weather in Tokyo (Kawakami Hiromi)
• The Nakano Thrift Shop (Kawakami Hiromi)

To listen to the first part of the conversation with Allison Markin Powell, use the link below.

• Black Box: Discussing the Shiori Ito Story (Allison Markin Powell Part 1) | Japan Station 72

Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• Does "Your Name" live up to the hype? (Discussing Kimi no Na wa) | Ichimon Japan 49

If you would like to support the show by picking up some merchandise, make sure to visit KimitoDesigns.com.

• KimitoDesigns.com

Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.

Featured image: Courtesy of Allison Markin Powell

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