Deep in Japan

In this episode, we interview Tim Odagiri, author of Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society. For more information about Tim and his book, check out the following links:Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (Publisher)Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Socie

Dr Wes Robertson is a senior lecturer in Japanese Studies at Macquarie University. His research applies sociolinguistic perspectives to the study of writing systems, with a focus on Japan. Wes also runs an ethnographic podcast on language use in extreme metal. You can learn all about him and his work at his site, SCRIP

Welcome back to Deep in Japan! I apologize for the brief hiatus. I was OOO on quite the adventure. Over the last two weeks, your fearful host was jet-setting across the globe, taking 5 flights, zooming through 4 bullet train rides, and hopping into countless Ubers. Along the way, I enjoyed having fascinating conversati

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In this episode, we speak with Steve Kemme, president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA and a former reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, about his wonderful new biography of Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo: The Outsider: The Life and Work of Lafcadio Hearn: The Man Who Introduced Voodoo, Creole Cooking, and Japanese Gh