Best-selling author Robert Whiting's weekly podcast discusses the past, present and future of Japan. Current events and trends and the news makers who are shaping them are topics. Whiting, who penned the classic "You Gotta Have Wa" in 1989 and "Tokyo Underworld" in 2000, first came to Japan in 1…
The best-selling author discusses the history-making mountaineer Junko Tabei, business titan Akio Toyoda, Dentsu and overtime work, actress Saya Takagi and Hall of Fame pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi.
The best-selling author discusses Japan Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, scrapping more 2020 Tokyo Olympic venues, singing superstar Hikaru Utada, karoshi and Hall of Fame pitcher Takahiko Bessho.