Random Japanese Culture Podcasts

Books on Asia is your guide to finding quality books on Japan and Asia, including travel, literature, current events, and culture. By offering thought-provoking author interviews and commentary, we hope to create an intelligent space for people to explore issues on Asia in-depth. Hosted by Amy Chavez and sponsored by Stone Bridge Press.

Categories: Arts, Fiction, Society & Culture

Tags: amy chavez, books on china, books on japan, Japan, Japanese Culture, japanese literature, japanese travel, stone bridge press

A Podcast dedicated to discussing our favourite Poltergeist Reporters in Yu Yu Hakusho, and our favourite hunters in Hunter X Hunter. We also talk Japanese culture in the 80’s and early 90’s. Join us as we explore, laugh, and love the anime series, Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter! Formerly titled “The Yu Yu Hakushow”

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: anime, cnn, Hunter x Hunter, HxH, Japan, japanese, Japanese Culture, yu yu hakusho

What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you all about real Japanese food and food culture. With guests ranging from sake producers with generations of experience to American chefs pushing the envelope of Japanese gastronomy, Japanese cuisine is demystified here!

Categories: Arts, Education, Society & Culture

Tags: Akiko Katayama, food radio, Heritage Radio Network, interviews, izakaya, Japan, Japan Eats!, japanese, Japanese cuisine, Japanese Culinary Academy, Japanese Culture, Japanese Food, ramen, Sake, sushi, washoku

Monogatari: Tales from Japan is a podcast that features the many stories, myths, and folk tales from Japan throughout history. Each episode will include 2 tales that centre around a common theme, plus some bonus insights into Japanese culture.

Categories: History, Society & Culture

Tags: Culture, folklore, History, Japan, Japanese Culture, Japanese folklore, japanese history, Japanese stories, monogatari, Myths, Stories, storytelling, tokyo

Krewe of Japan is a weekly podcast that takes listeners on audio journeys through Japanese culture. With our hosts as your guide, and the help of guest experts, Japanese natives, and ex-pats, understanding Japan is now easier than ever before.

Categories: Education, Leisure, Society & Culture

Tags: abroad in japan, amusement parks, anime, aomori, Asia, Beer, dogen, Emperor, godzilla, henro, hiroshima, history of japan, hokkaido, Japan, japan tourism, Japan Travel, japanese, japanese art, japanese cars, Japanese cuisine, Japanese Culture, Japanese folklore, Japanese Food, japanese history, japanese language, japanese music, japanese pop culture, japanese religion, japanese sports, japanese tales, jdm, jet program, jlpt, kanji, kansai, kendo, Kyoto, kyushu, language, live in japan, manga, martial arts, New Orleans, nihon, nintendo, nippon, Osaka, pokemon, pop culture, ramen, Sake, sendai, shikoku, study japanese, sumo, tohoku, tokusatsu, tokyo, tokyo disney, tourism, travel, travel japan, traveling in japan, usj, video games, work in japan, Working in Japan

Eat Your Kimchi on SBS PopAsia! Simon and Martina bring you all the latest on J-pop, K-pop and Asian pop culture. They take you on adventures through Japan and Korea, diving in to the culture, tasting the food and learning a lot along the way.

After four wonderfully nasty years Simon and Martina say goodbye to SBS PopAsia. They look back at their time on the radio show and podcast, before sharing a final story about watching the World Cup at a lovely bar which serves toast and handmade jams alongside an impressive selection of craft beers.

Categories: Music

Tags: Asian Pop, Eat Your Kimchi, J-Pop, Japanese Culture, Japanese Food, K-Pop, Korean Culture, Korean Food, podcasting, SBS Pop Asia, SBS PopAsia, travel

Join Nicholas Meeks and Cory Skold every week as they chat about all things anime and sometimes other related nonsense.

Categories: Arts, Comedy, Leisure

Tags: animation, anime, Comedy, Entertainment, Japan, Japanese Culture, Leisure, manga, pop culture, review