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Why Akita women are so beautiful (and other info about life in Akita) | Japan Station 198
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about what life in Akita Prefecture is like AND why women from Akita are (supposedly) so beautiful! 👉Topics Discussed …
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Why you should visit YAMAGATA! | Japan Station 197
On this episode of Japan Station, Alex Litz of Expedition Japan joins us to talk about tourism in Japan, Yamagata Prefecture and places/events to check out during a…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
How do Japanese names work? | Japan Station 196/Ichimon Japan 28
This is a re-release of Ichimon Japan episode 28. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: How do Japanese names work? Topics Discussed How people in…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Ani-Gamers Podcast #195 – CITY The Animation
Evan and David are back for Evan’s review of CITY The Animation, the 2025 spiritual successor to Nichijou from the same manga author and studio: Keiichi Arawi and…
Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Azumanga Daioh: The Animation, Daily Lives of High School Boys
Best Films of 2025
 Hello everyone, With another year behind us, it's time for John and Jason to once again reflect on what's passed and list their favorite movies of 2025.Enjoy the discussion! Follow…
What the hell does "depakosu" mean? | Japan Station 195
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about two peculiar words depakosu and puchipura. Also i talk a bit about the origin of the name of the anime Odd Taxi. 👉Topics…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Why life in Aomori is so DIFFERENT | Japan Station 194
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about some of the unique aspects of living in Aomori Prefecture. 👉Topics Discussed What it's like living in…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
The CRAZIEST TaishĹŤ era slang EXPLAINED! | Japan Station 193
On this episode of Japan Station, we go through a list of some of the most unique and interesting slang of Japan's Taishō period (1912-1926). 👉Topics Discussed …
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Award Special - No Other Choice (2025)
 Hello everyone, In preparation for the upcoming award season, we are covering the highly regarded 2025 gem of filmmaker Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice.Enjoy the discussion! Follow us:Follow Heroic Purgatory on…
10 Reasons You'll Hate Living in Japan. Really? | Japan Station 192
On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: 10 Reasons You'll Hate Living in Japan. Really? Topics Discussed Reasons why you may hate living in Japan No…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Okuribito: Mortician or millionaire? What does it mean? | Japaan Station 191
On this episode of Japan Station, I break down the two very different meanings of the word okuribito. 👉Topics Discussed About the 2008 Japanese film…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
How charcoal is saving this rural Japanese town (Ami Eldridge of Sumizumi LLC) | Japan Station 190
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk to Ami Eldridge, the co-founder of Sumizumi LLC, a company in rural Kochi Prefecture trying to revitalize the area through…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Staff Picks: The Best Anime of 2025
We’re back with our second Staff Picks post, following up our video games list with the best anime of 2025! This year we had a bit of an accidental…
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Medalist, Momentary Lily, Yatterman Night, Apocalypse Hotel
Staff Picks: The Best Video Games of 2025
Here it is, the first of our end-of-year Best of lists! This year we’re once again doing three lists: video games, anime, and “everything else” (movies, music, etc.),…
Why "religion" in Japan doesn't make sense (to Westerners): A Talk with Hiroko Yoda | Japan Station 189
On this episode of Japan Station, author Hiroko Yoda joins us to talk about the complexities of religious and spirituality in Japan, a topic she covers in her…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Carmilla Flow
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 12We conclude, as always, with some yuri manga I read this year where they weren’t high schoolers.Asagiiro no SaudadeSaudade is a potent…
The Larian Secret Sauce
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 10I’ve poked at this idea a few times before, but people really hate cuckoldry in their anime and manga. In the eyes…
Ramblings of the Killer
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 9Who owns the cultural zeitgeist? Does it trickle down from the rich and famous, or does it rupture up from the young…
Xmas Special - They Live (1988)
Hello everyone,It's that time of the year again, and the Heroic Purgatory crew has decided to celebrate the festive season by revisiting John Carpenter's They Live (1988). John…
More Like Kowloon Washed City Amirite
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 8Nostalgia is one hell of a drug, and Kowloon Generic Romance runs with this idea on the visual, thematic, and literal level.…
KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, LOOK BACK, Real Girl, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy
What you should know about KUMAMON (+ my CRAZY Kumamon story) | Japan Station 188
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk all about Jaan's most famous "local mascot" Kumamon. We cover everything you should know about Kumamoto's most beloved bear. I…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
THIS WOULD LOOK NICE ON YOUR WALL
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 7I watched through Twin Peaks for the first time this year and obviously found it to be Peak, perhaps the defining text…
How Long Must My Journey Go
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 6It’s cool to have a new favorite band. Until this year, my answer all this time had been… Nightwish? They were the…
The Arima Kinen is Decadent and Depraved
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 5Warnings for drug use, blending fact and fiction, and the invocation of gonzo.I got off the metro around nine, avoiding eye contact…
Interlude: Char’s Counterattack
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 4This was supposed to a fun little aside included in my Gquuuux writeup, but I went mad with power working on it,…
HOW MANY U’S ARE IN QUUUUUUX AGAIN
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 3A new year, a new Gundam to politely complain about. All is as it should be.The first thing that should to be…
Do you think Yuna effectively utilized girl power by funneling gil to her paramilitary looting squad on the Celsius?
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 2Final Fantasy X-2 cold-opens with everyone’s favorite doomed priestess Yuna doing a magical girl transformation into a racy stage outfit and putting…
AH HA HA HA HA
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 1There’s a scene about halfway through Final Fantasy X where the pope and cardinals of the game’s central religion reveal themselves all…
Understanding Christmas in Japan (About Japanese Christmas) | Japan Station 187/Ichimon Japan 67
This is a re-broadcast of episode 65 of the Ichimon Japan podcast (originally published on 12/21/2022). On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is Christmas like…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Hanakin: What does it mean? (Dead Japanese Slang) | Japan Station 186
On this episode of Japan Station, I dig into the world of dead Japanese Bubble Era slang. Specifically, I talk about the term hanakin (花金). Also I talk about…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
He WALKED 3200 km across ALL of JAPAN! (Sensei Martian) | Japan Station 185
On this episode of Japan Station, Sensei Martian talks about what it was like walking 3200 km from Cape Sata, the southernmost point on mainland Japan, to Cape…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
I walked across KYUSHU! Here's what happened (Kyushu Challenge Wrap Up) | Japan Station 184
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about the Kyushu Challenge, my recent 558 km walk from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi to Sakurajima, Kagoshima. 👉Topics Discussed About…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Ani-Gamers Podcast #194 – Switch 2 and Mario Kart World
In this episode recorded shortly after the release of the Switch 2, Evan and David review their new consoles and the launch title Mario Kart World. How does…
How I got my CHEAPEST Japan ticket EVER! | Japan Station 183
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about how I was able to save money on airfare for my latest trip to Japan. I also share how…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
The STUPIDEST belief about Japanese sleep habits EVER! (About Pillows in Japan) | Japan Station 182/Ichimon Japan 76
This is a rebroadcast of episode 76 of Ichimon Japan. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we talk about the history of pillows in Japan and an absurd belief…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
How Japanese terms get abbreviated! Explaining 4 MORA words | Japan Station 181
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about 4 more words in Japanese. What's a mora? And why are there so many four mora words in Japanese?…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Special - Halloween (1978)
 Hello everyone, After a longer than usual break, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is back with a Halloween special, covering none other than John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). John and Jason…
Tokyo Tourist Traps: Are these popular Tokyo destinations worth your time? | Japan Station 180
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about some of Tokyo's most popular tourist sites. Are they tourist traps or worth your time? We're also joined by…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
What is wasei eigo? (Funny "Japanese" English) | Japan Station 179/Ichimon Japan 71
This episode was originally broadcast as an episode of Ichimon Japan. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is wasei eigo? (Funny "Japanese" English) Topics Discussed…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Ani-Gamers Podcast #193 – UFO 50
Evan and Inaki dig into ALL FIFTY games from last year’s retro-styled indie darling UFO 50, from Barbuta to Cyber Owls. Strap in, it’s a long one. Topics…
Why LIES are RED in Japanese (Japanese idioms that use 赤/red) | Japan Station 178
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about Japanese idioms involving the color red (赤, aka, seki). For example, have you ever wondered why lies are red…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
This documentary reveals why Japan is the way it is?! (Ema Ryan Yamazaki) | Japan Station 177
On this episode of Japan Station, we're joined by documentary filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki to talk about her latest documentary The Making of a Japanese and her latest short documentary…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Despite Everything, It’s Still Toby
He’s in the house-like carpet. You do not need me to explain to you what Undertale is. Over the past 10 years the modern classic by the enigmatic Toby…
Chrono Trigger, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Pokémon
How a Brit ended up designing FONTS in Japan | Japan Station 176
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about the history of font design in Japan, the history of the Nintendo font and how Daniel Kaihatsu became a…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
What's so scary about the hour of the ox? (About Ushi no Koku Mairi) | Japan Station 175/Ichimon Japan 21
This was originally broadcast as episode 21 of Ichimon Japan. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's so scary about the hour of the ox? Topics…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Kaze 風 vs Kaze 風邪! What's the difference?! | Japan Station 174
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about the difference between the Japanese word kaze (cold, 風邪) and kaze (wind, 風). Why do they share the same pronunciation? Are they related?…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Download the Best Madara Uchiha Wallpapers [4K & HD]
Are you searching for the perfect Madara Uchiha wallpaper to bring the legendary shinobi's power to your phone's screen? Look no further. Madara is a symbol…
What to know BEFORE you move to Japan: SIM cards, phone numbers & more (Mobal CEO Declan Somers) | Japan Station 173
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about some of the annoying things people have to deal with when moving to Japan. Our guest this time is…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Aesthetic Anime Girl Smoking Wallpapers for Your Phone
Want a lock screen with a cool, moody vibe? Discover our exclusive collection of anime girl smoking wallpapers. Each background captures a dark, contemplative aesthetic. Find…
He SURVIVED a BEAR encounter in Japan! Talking about hiking in Tohoku with GoNorth Japan | Japan Station 172
On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking to Quinlan from the GoNorth Japan YouTube channel about surviving a bear encounter in Japan, hiking in the Tohoku area…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language