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Tokyo Wave

Jul 23, 2021

What inspired a Yokohama-based programmer to create an open-source database of clinics offering waiting lists for appointments to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Aaron and Parker discuss the Bank of Japan's move to keep ultra-easy monetary policy and a traffic light pole in central Japan that collapsed from years of getting...


Jul 16, 2021

Akiya hunter, black metal musician, and real estate consultant Matt Ketchum talks about his recent experience re-entering Japan from the US, the landslide in Atami, and recent developments with his Akiya & Inaka project. Aaron and Parker discuss Tokyo's fourth COVID-19 state of emergency and an evacuation order for...


Jul 9, 2021

What will happen to post-pandemic Tokyo office space as Goldman Sachs reaffirms its commitment to office work while other players reduce their footprint? What will be the fate Uniqlo and other retailers accused by the French government over Xinjiang abuses? Aaron and Parker discuss the death of Pepper the robot as...


Jul 2, 2021

Why does a dorm at Kyoto University keep getting raided by the local police riot squad? Aaron and Parker discuss the Toshiba chairman's ouster over an ongoing governance scandal, the chances for an LDP Tokyo assembly election success amid Gov. Koike's surprise medical leave, and an ex-banker who was caught...