Tokyo Wave

Aaron and Parker uncover how Japan's coronavirus pandemic has exposed clusters... of idiots ignoring requests stay at home. Aaron talks about Hong Kong’s #pandalove outbreak, Parker introduces Tono, Iwate Prefecture and Abe’s state of emergency speech, and we even touch on researchers using AI in efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine.

Aaron and Parker talk about a COVID-19 cluster at the Hub, Japanese kids getting busted with marijuana, and the tragic death of comedian Ken Shimura. Aaron talks about Japan's strange love affair with Wham's Last Christmas, and Parker professes his undying hate for natto and dives into why it always disappears from Japanese supermarkets in times of crisis.

Aaron and Parker discuss the latest rumors of a Tokyo lockdown and the postponed 2020 Olympics. Parker delves into international man of mystery Dick Pound and a random village in England, and Aaron talks about Florida’s infamous COVID-19 spring breakers and the queen of vaporwave Maria Takeuchi.

In the first-ever episode of Tokyo Wave, co-hosts Aaron and Parker discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected daily life in Tokyo. They introduce the show’s format and initial segments, including "Tokyo panic room” and "Japanese politics, wow!" Parker goes through Japan’s freshest dank meme material and the intricacies of COVID-19 policymaking. Aaron delves into macroeconomics as well as Japanese film and vaporwave - remixed retro Japanese music.