DEEP IN JAPAN

About DEEP IN JAPAN

A hodgepodge of guest interviews, personal narratives, recent news, history, and Japan-related memes and cultural phenomena.

Publisher

Jeff Krueger

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Jan 2024

Latest episode

26 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

96 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Apr 2025

   You Only Live Twice with Munehito "069" Moro

   In this episode, I sit down with author and friend of the show, Munehito Moro, to discuss the classic 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. We dive into the movie’s wild portrayal of Japan, compare it to Ian Fleming’s original novel, and explore how cultural stereotypes, cinematic fantasy, and real-life Japan collide — sometimes hilariously, sometimes painfully. Along the way, we meander into topics like racial identity in Japan, the strange history of English conversation schools, and ou...

2. 

   19 Apr 2025

   ZEN TERROR and the Dark Side of Dharma with Brian Daizen Victoria

   In this episode, I speak with Brian Daizen Victoria—Sōtō Zen priest, historian, and author of Zen Terror in Prewar Japan—to uncover a disturbing and often deliberately forgotten chapter in Buddhist history. We explore how Zen, far from being the purely peaceful tradition many imagine, became entangled with ultranationalism and domestic terrorism in 1930s Japan. Along the way, we dive headfirst into one of the most controversial questions in modern Japanese history: Was Emperor Hirohito respon...

3. 

   4 Apr 2025

   HH#77: The Great Ghiblification

   In this episode, we discuss: The Great Ghiblification, Shinigami Totori, The Sayama Incident, Mr. Sato's Transformation, The Demon of Reiwa, The Watatsumi Shrine Incident (a False Poo Operation?), YOUは何をしに日本へ, Studio SIX Shibari (link purposefully excluded as it is NSFW), and some relatively unknown news stories related to Japanese tourists behavior poorly abroad, the picnic incident being my personal favorite. Additionally—please note this erratum: There appears to be approximately z...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

31 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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