Pure TokyoScope

1 and 1 we're having some fun! It's time for Episode 11 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

NEWS:

Sakurajima volcano erupts, triggering highest alert

Japan's first case of monkeypox confirmed

Golden Globe Award-winning Japanese actress Yoko Shimada dies at 69

FEATURE:

Man executed for 2008 Akihabara murders

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias

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Double digits! It's time for Episode 10 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

NEWS:

Tokyo's COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan; salmon too

252 inbound [tourist] visitors in June; future visitors to Japan also sluggish

The H&M on Meiji Dori in Harajuku is closing

FEATURE:

2022 is 1982! Matt and Pat look back at what was happening in Japanese pop culture 40 years ago! Forecast: anime, manga, movies, gaming and compact disc technology!

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias

Theme song by Marxy

News: More Shinzo Abe, Japan Election Results, Ken Akamatsu, and Golgo 13

Feature: The Argument Against Machine Translation

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine… it’s time for Episode 9 of the Pure TokyoScope podcast!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

NEWS:

How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church

French Politician Falsely Blames Video Game Creator Hideo Kojima for Shinzo Abe’s Murder

Success of celebrities in Japan poll shows arrival of 'internet election age'

Love Hina Mangaka Ken Akamatsu Elected to Japan’s House of Councillors After Campaigning for Creators’ Freedom of Expression

Golgo 13 Manga Hits Milestone of 300 Million Copies in Circulation

FEATURE:

Deb Aoki and Matt’s thread on J-E machine translation

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias

Theme song by Marxy

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

IN THIS SPECIAL ALL-NEWS EPISODE

Shinzo Abe: Ex-Prime Minister of Japan assassinated while giving speech

Godzilla Special Effects Director Teruyoshi Nakano Passes Away

Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60

Akihabara landmark Toranoana is permanently closing, chain downsizes to just one branch in Japan

Machine Robo and the Gobots are Back!

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered by Patrick Macias

Theme song by Marxy

BEHOLD! It's time for episode (ultra) seven of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

In this episode:

NEWS:

Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded

FEATURE:

Pat and Matt talk to Vince Shortino, the former general manager of Crunchyroll Japan and the founder of Octas LLC for a conversation about the early days of streaming video, international business, and why the world needs anime.

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©

Theme song by Marxy

Hello from The Big Mikan! It's episode 6 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

In this episode:

NEWS:

Cool Japan Fund may be merged, eliminated if it does not improve

FEATURE:

Don’t touch that dial! Pat and Matt share their experiences (both good and bad) appearing on Japanese prime time television.

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.comfor merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©

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SLAM into overdrive! It's a Bonus Episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

In this bonus episode:

We present a 2016 conversation between Matt and Pat all about the movie SHIN GODZILLA, directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, starring the King of the Monsters!

ALSO AVAILABLE! 

YouTube version of this episode with Japanese comments from Nico Nico Douga

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.com for merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©

Theme song by Marxy

SLAM into overdrive! It's episode 5 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

In this episode:

NEWS:

Japanese government survey shows 1 in 4 singles in 30s not willing to marry

Anna Miller’s, American diner known for tasty pies and iconic uniform, to close last branch in Japan

FEATURE:

Our review of the new anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

LINKS:

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.com for merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©

Theme song by Marxy

HARK! It’s time for Episode 4 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast! 

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! 

NEWS: The guys have an update about tourism in Japan (spoilers: it doesn’t sound like much fun) and then share thoughts on the recent Washington Post article titled Japan records its largest natural population decline as births fall. 

FEATURE: Pat and Matt discuss some (but not all) of their favorite books about Japan!

Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics

Inside the Robot Kingdom

Behind the Mask

Pink Samurai

Embracing Defeat

A History of Tokyo from Edo to Showa

LINKS! 

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter 

Patrick Macias on Twitter 

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

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Prepare thyself for Episode 3 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast!

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!

In this episode:

NEWS: Matt Alt talks about his recent visit to the radiation and earthquake afflicted Forbidden Zone in Fukushima, Japan. 

FEATURE: Patrick Macias discusses his 2001 book TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion.

LINKS

Pure TokyoScope on YouTube

Pure TokyoScope on Twitter 

Matt Alt on Twitter

Patrick Macias on Twitter

Visit www.tokyoscope.com for merch

Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content

The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©

Theme song by Marxy