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Tokyo Wave

Weekly updates from Japan with Aaron & Parker, two Americans with a passion for telling you what's g

05/02/2024

Why is Tokyo Metropolitan Government releasing a dating app? Aaron and Parker discuss PM Kishida vowing stronger steps for recovery of central Japan quake, Kyoto Animation arsonist sentenced to death, and retired Japan bullet train snack carts up for sale.

19/01/2024

Japanese music industry expert and entrepreneur Lauren Rose Kocher shares her insights on Japan's music industry, PR in the entertainment space, and how Japanese artists and music labels have the potential to reach a global audience. Aaron and Parker discuss the recovery effort in the wake of a massive earthquake in central Japan, what will happen to a burned aircraft from a Tokyo airport collision, and government efforts to stabilize Japan's population at 80 million by year 2100.

20/12/2023

What is HHCH and why did Japan move to ban this substance after it became known as a synthetic variant of ma*****na? How did this become an issue taken up by Japan's Ministry of Health? Aaron and Parker discuss the Japan PM resigning as ruling party faction head amid funds scandal, host clubs in Tokyo nightlife district vowing to stop running up huge customer tabs, and a Tokyo taxi driver who was arrested for allegedly running over a pigeon.

20/11/2023

What ended up happening in the aftermath of Shibuya's war on Halloween? Aaron and Parker discuss Shibuya Halloween's tight security, the end of snack carts on the Tokaido Shinkansen, and a Japan minister admitting to paying rent to their mom using political funds.

02/11/2023

Will people heed Shibuya's calls to stay away as it braces for the Halloween crowd? How many in Japan are calling newly-renamed Twitter 'X'? What happened to a wild boar swimming at a port in central Chiba after 3 were bitten? Aaron and Parker talk about coming back to Tokyo Wave after a 3+ month hiatus, and what is in store for future episodes.

24/05/2023

Accomplished entrepreneur, designer, and artist Hitomi Abiko shares her insights on being a character designer, creating the meetup group Creative Tokyo, and running a startup in Japan. Aaron and Parker discuss Japan rolling the dice on Japan's 1st casino resort in Osaka, Uniqlo's ambitious plans to triple sales, and the battle over the impending demolition of a Tokyo park where Babe Ruth played.

31/03/2023

Why are SoftBank and other Japanese firms moving to limit ChatGPT use? Will Japan Inc. suffer again from the Galapagos effect as other global companies embrace the latest trend in AI tech? Aaron and Parker discuss China-wary Japan establishing a new military base on Ishigaki Island, hotels in western Japan being urged not to request ID from foreign residents, and a Japanese language school warned after calling Ukrainian students "refugee aristocrats".

26/03/2023

The Government of Japan has released a detailed roadmap of their Web3 plans. Will the economy ministry's embracement of Web3 bring massive changes to Japan? Aaron and Parker discuss Seven & i exiting the apparel business, zoo lions dying after being infected with COVID, and the Governor of Aichi lashing out against Ghibli Park guests posting improper photos online.

14/03/2023

Digital marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and cross-cultural communication expert Anthony Griffin tells us about his journey to Japan, his tricks of the trade for maximizing engagement on LinkedIn, and that one time he asked for directions and was asked to pay for it! Aaron and Parker discuss the new Bank of Japan chief's stance on monetary easing, Japan's average condo price hitting a new record high, and a mysterious 1.5-meter metal ball found washed up on the beach.

26/02/2023

How will PM Kishida finance his ambitious plans to increase both defense and child care spending? Will raising the consumption tax and other taxes be inevitable? Aaron and Parker discuss January's foreign entries to Japan hitting 1.5 million, the trade deficit at a record 3.5 trillion yen on energy imports, and a local city doctor fired for verbally attacking students for not wearing masks, and then berating their teachers while wielding a baseball bat.

19/02/2023

What has happened in the aftermath of a viral video featuring a revolving sushi restaurant patron displaying gross behavior? Is conveyor belt sushi fun and kitschy or cheap and not that tasty? Aaron and Parker discuss Japan potentially enacting an LGBT law before this year's G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Mitsubishi Heavy throwing in the towel on their passenger jet project, and Gunma's ambitious move to bring Gunma-chan to the US.

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