Hosted by Jeff Krueger · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 74 episodes
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A hodgepodge of guest interviews, personal narratives, recent news, history, and Japan-related memes and cultural phenomena.
Jeff Krueger hosts DEEP IN JAPAN, a comedy show with 74 episodes published.
In this episode, I sit down with author and friend of the show, Munehito Moro, to discuss the classic 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. We dive into the movie’s wild portrayal of Japan, compare it to Ian Fleming’
In this episode, I speak with Brian Daizen Victoria —Sōtō Zen priest, historian, and author of Zen Terror in Prewar Japan—to uncover a disturbing and often deliberately forgotten chapter in Buddhist history. We explore h
In this episode, we discuss: The Great Ghiblification, Shinigami Totori, The Sayama Incident, Mr. Sato's Transformation, The Demon of Reiwa, The Watatsumi Shrine Incident (a False Poo Operation?), YOUは何をしに日本へ, Studio SIX
In this episode, we dive into the bizarre and brilliant world of Japan’s newest trading card sensation — おじトレカ / the Ojisan Trading Card Game. A quirky local trading card game from Kawara Town, Fukuoka—featuring real-lif
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In this episode, we dive into Jeff’s latest obsession with a type of namazake called “domuroku”—a rich, unfiltered sake that’s as funky as it is fascinating. We also unpack the tale of how he got boondoggled into buying
If you haven’t yet listened to my first interview with Brian Daizen Victoria from February 2021, do yourself a favor and check it out . Brian is an absolute legend, and I’m incredibly excited to have him back on the show
In this epic journey, I sit down with author and friend of the show, Munehito Moro, to discuss the following: "Nuisance streamers": Foreign streamers who cause trouble with local Japanese citizens.Japan's rising anti-for
In this episode we reflect on Happy Hour #1: The AI Waifu. And also on our lives.... Support us on Patreon Dr. Waku - How DeepSeek built cutting-edge AI without top GPUsChinese sex doll maker sees sales up by 30% in 2025
In this episode, we sit down with Munehito Moro (茂呂 宗仁), a Japanese author writing in English, to discuss his latest novel, Talking Cure, and the fascinating intersections of espionage, psychology, and storytelling. Link
Mark, an Associate Professor at an undisclosed university in an undisclosed region of Nagano Prefecture, was dismissed from his long-held teaching post — but he fought back and won! And we've invited him back on the show
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In today’s episode, we welcome Mathew Bigelow , the host of the Japan Wut? Podcast, for a deep dive into artificial intelligence, societal transformation, and Japan’s technological future . If you'd like to learn more ab
Note: This episode was originally aired in November of 2021. In this captivating episode, we sit down with Motoyuki Shibata, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, renowned translator, and the dynamic editor-in-c
In this episode of the Deep in Japan podcast, I sit down with the one and only Jake Adelstein, renowned journalist and author of several acclaimed books about Japan’s underworld. We dive deep into his book The Last Yakuz
This episode originally aired in August 2021. Ted has since left Japan and is struggling to make ends meet as a single father in Vancouver. If you would like to purchase his most recent book or support his transition, ch
This episode originally aired in October 2020. Ted has since left Japan and is struggling to make ends meet as a single father in Vancouver. If you would like to purchase his most recent book or support his transition, c
You can find eric ゑリｯ久 on Twitter here and buy his books off Amazon here. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Deep in Japan is an independent, crowd-funded project, and every yen helps keep i
This episode originally aired in January of 2021
This episode was originally published in June of 2020.
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DEEP IN JAPAN is hosted by Jeff Krueger. The show is categorised under comedy (interviews) and has published 74 episodes.
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