Nintendo financials are in!

This week we discuss the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct, the Nintendo financial report, the state of 2XKO and more!

Another episode of Japan Time After Hours is here!

This week we discussed the [files], a bit of politics, AI, and more.

timestamps:

00:00:00 intro, the files

00:07:31 performative activism & politics

00:18:18 attention spans are cooked

00:21:28 annoying content creators

00:26:00 black history month

00:32:09 pronouns

00:40:00 upcoming games

00:41:22 fighting game talk

00:50:23 ai sucks

01:14:16 china

01:15:35 adobe sucks

01:18:38 end of show talk

This week we talk about the recent Marvel Rivals situation, Roger's recent RE9 gameplay preview, the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, and more!

The After Hours Crew is back!

This week they talk about the idea of the Japan Time Game Club, comic books and unlikable protagonists in anime, and answer viewer submitted questions from our discord (teamjapantime.com/discord)!

timestamps:

00:00:00 intro

00:00:30 japan time game club

00:04:26 movie talk

00:09:44 iconic character castings

00:16:53 superman talk

00:21:05 naming batman villains

00:24:05 new dcu castings

00:25:39 stranger things, the walking dead

00:30:20 dc/marvel talk

00:31:58 the best superpower

00:35:19 (un)likable characters

00:45:15 anime talk, sick freaks

01:02:03 gaming talk

01:12:39 viewer questions

02:02:25 end of show talk

Welcome to the first episode of Japan Time in 2026!

In this episode we continue our annual tradition of the Japan Time Awards as voted on by all of you! Who will win best/worst cast member? How about your game of the year? Tune in to find out!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Intro, Stuff We've Been Up To

00:13:07 Stuff We've Been Playing

00:14:11 Stuff We've Been Watching

00:26:17 The Third Annual Japan Time Awards!

00:30:36 Nintendo Game of the Year

00:34:23 Game of the Year

00:39:12 Most Anticipated Game

00:42:42 Anime of the Year

00:48:35 Biggest Disappointment

00:54:22 Biggest Redemption

00:59:26 Funniest Show Moment

01:03:16 The Milk and Cigarettes Award

01:12:00 Podcast Episode of the Year

01:13:14 Most Wanted Guest

01:15:19 Best Gamer

01:21:06 Worst Gamer

01:26:19 Brought to You By...

01:30:09 Biggest Yapper

01:35:32 Biggest Capper

01:38:01 Best Cast Member

01:42:57 Worst Cast Member

01:47:30 Your Favorite Cast Member

01:48:58 Our 2026 Plans

01:51:02 McDareth Ruins Dinner

01:53:35 End of Show Talk

The first Japan Time Round Table discussion of 2026.

In this episode we talk all about the first season of the new Vince Gilligan show, Pluribus. There will be spoilers!

With it being the holidays and many members being preoccupied, we did our (now seemingly) annual Video Game Tier List for the year!

In this... oddly festive episode of Japan Time After Hours. The gang discusses all things Christmas to help get you into the Holiday Spirit... I guess? Topics include their personal Christmas memories, favorite gifts, and how they spend the Holidays.

timestamps:

00:00:00 intro

00:00:26 christmas plans

00:02:15 best gifts we've gotten

00:09:32 christmas memories & traditions

00:19:19 other holidays

00:22:11 worst gifts we've gotten, more memories

00:30:08 christmas gaming

00:32:33 christmas movies/specials

00:39:04 gifts as an adult

00:43:18 spoiled brats

00:45:27 christmas food

00:50:20 our last christmas era

00:51:20 internet/ai talk

00:55:43 believing in santa

01:00:24 end of show talk

In this packed episode of Japan Time, we discussed Pluribus, Metroid Prime 4, the Game Awards, Netflix buying Warner Bros, and the regular Japan Time Chaos you're used to!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:52 We're Plurbin'

00:09:07 Silksong DLC Announced

00:10:39 Breaking NSO News

00:13:35 Pluribus Impressions

00:21:38 Metroid Prime 4

00:36:10 The Future of Metroid

00:47:35 Netflix Warner Bros. Acquisition

00:56:25 (almost) Everyone Is Here

01:06:05 Streaming Services and Movie Theaters

01:20:17 The Game Awards 2025

01:35:37 Game Awards Announcements

02:09:10 EVO 2026 Lineup, Harada Steps Down

02:17:29 More TGAs Announcements

02:37:56 Pokémon Z-A Mega Dimension DLC

02:40:20 Our New Chicago Trip Plans

02:46:49 The Japan Time Awards Return!

02:49:11 End of Show Talk

Japan Time After Hours returns.

This week the guys are feeling the effects of being back home after their Japan trip. They discuss how their flights their and back were, they're favorite parts of the trip, where they'd like for the Japan Time team to go next and more.

timestamps:00:00:00 intro00:00:19 things we've played/watched recently00:10:36 upcoming games00:11:59 we miss japan00:13:26 the japan vlog00:18:15 our in-flight entertainment00:26:34 japan trip highlights00:35:34 the downsides of japan00:40:58 traveling to the u.s.00:46:41 thing, japan00:50:46 potential group trips01:00:38 bye