Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com
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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we're talking with music journalist Patrick St. Michel. He'll be telling us about Japanese pop music, Perfume, the city pop boom and one of his latest articles which focuses on the rise and fall and rise of eurobeat.
About Patrick St. MichelPatrick St. Michel is a music journalist who specializes in Japanese pop music. His articles appear regularly in publications such as The Japan Times and Pitchfork.
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To read the article Patrick wrote about Super Eurobeat based on his interview with DJ Boss, use the link below.
Don't forget to check out the latest episode of Ichimon Japan.
Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi’s music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.
Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R.
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80 A Wonderful Mess: About the Japanese Writing System w. Dr. Wes Robertson
79 The Green Tea History You Didn't Know: About the History of Green Tea in Japan & the U.S. (Dr. Robert Hellyer)
78 Behind the Scenes of JapanKyo Docs
ANNOUNCEMENT: JapanKyo Docs Now On YouTube!!!!
77 Coeds & Kaiju: On the Female Student in Japan's New Left, Kaiju Movies & More (Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder)
76 My Sumo Academia: Talking About Sumo Today and in the Heian Period (Colton Runyan)
75 The Untidiness of Marie Kondo & Shinto: A Chat w. Kaitlyn Ugoretz of Eat Pray Anime
74 In Search of the Japanese Wolf (Alex K.T. Martin)
73 You Know What I Mean? On Translating Japanese Fiction (Allison Markin Powell Part 2)
72 Black Box: Discussing the Shiori Ito Story (Allison Markin Powell Part 1)
71 Down & Out in Japan: On Homelessnes and Life in Japan's Slums (Dr. Tom Gill)
ANNOUUNCEMENT I (Co)Created a Manga Crypto Universe (About B & B Bad Sisters)
70 Behold the Shamisen Powers of Mike Penny
69 What Is Pana-Wave Laboratory? (Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia)
68 The War on Wheels: Inside the Keirin and Japan's Cycling Subculture (Justin McCurry)
67 The Kimono Tattoo: Discussing Kyoto, Kimono & More w. Dr. Rebecca Copeland
66 From YouTube to Oxford: Discussing Japanese, Gendered Speech & More w. YouTuber MissHanake (Hannah Kentridge)
65 Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan (Dr. Jan Bardsley)
64 Yuji Dreams of Noodles: Chatting About Ramen, Fish & Osakana w. Restaurant Owner & Fish Expert Yuji Haraguchi
63 The Truth About "Washoku": Addressing Japanese Cuisine and Washoku's UNESCO Classification (Dr. Katarzyna Cwiertka)
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