Sit back and enjoy a weird and shocking story from Japan, both from recent and far history, as researched and told by Vincent.
Hikikomori
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Sit back and enjoy a weird and shocking story from Japan, both from recent and far history, as researched and told by Vincent.
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November 22, 2025
#110 - Messages From Water
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Masaru Emoto, for most of his life, was an ordinary middle-manager for a newspaper. Then one day he stepped out of the shadows to announce that he had discovered a new fundamental force in the universe - emotional water memory.</p> <p>Check my album, <a href= "https://vkhikikomori.bandcamp.com/album/ruined-numbers" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ruined Numbers</a>, for sale on Bandcamp! It's an album of acoustic arrangements of Final Fantasy music. You can also stream the album on Spotify or YouTube Music. Enjoy!</p> <p>You can also find me on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/sequencepod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">@sequencepod</a>, or you can listen to my other podcasts <a href="https://finalfanservice.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Final Fanservice</a> and <a href="https://nafpodcast.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Not Another Film</a> on any big podcast app.</p> <p><strong><u>Sources</u></strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Skeptical Inquirer - <a href= "https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/a-grain-of-truth-recreating-dr-emotos-rice-experiment/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/a-grain-of-truth-recreating-dr-emotos-rice-experiment/</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Medium blog by James Donner - <a href= "https://medium.com/@jamesbonner_63058/masaru-emoto-our-spiritual-enlightenment-e6999cf45fde" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://medium.com/@jamesbonner_63058/masaru-emoto-our-spiritual-enlightenment-e6999cf45fde</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Guardian article on What the Bleep Do We Know? - <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/may/16/g2.science" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/may/16/g2.science</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Good Therapy - positive intentions - <a href= "https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-matters-dr-emoto-studies-reveal-power-of-positive-emotion-012914" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-matters-dr-emoto-studies-reveal-power-of-positive-emotion-012914</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>The Wellness Enterprise - <a href= "https://thewellnessenterprise.com/emoto/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://thewellnessenterprise.com/emoto/</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>The Irish Times - <a href= "https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/the-pseudoscience-of-creating-beautiful-or-ugly-water-1.574583" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/the-pseudoscience-of-creating-beautiful-or-ugly-water-1.574583</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Neurologica article on Emoto - <a href= "https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-pseudoscience-of-masaru-emoto/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-pseudoscience-of-masaru-emoto/</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Rational Wiki - <a href= "https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Hado World - <a href="https://hado.com/ihm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://hado.com/ihm/</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Google Patents - <a href= "https://patents.google.com/patent/US5592086A/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Automated computerized magnetic resonance detector and analyzer</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>The website for <a href="https://masaru-emoto.net/en/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Masaru Emoto</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>The website for the <a href="https://www.emotopeaceproject.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Emoto Peace Project</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Masaru Emoto</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>The Cut - <a href= "https://www.thecut.com/2014/06/thats-not-how-physical-reality-works-gwyneth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>That's Not How Physical Reality Works, Gwyneth</u></a></p> </li> </ul>
October 27, 2025
#109 - Minamata Disease (Part 2)
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">We continue covering the environmental disaster that resulted in Minamata Disease, how those responsible knowingly continued to harm all living things around them with mercury, and the legacy that the dozens of mass poisonings by corporations left on Japan</p> <p>Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hannahmeganlane/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram page</a>, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, <a href="https://nafpodcast.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Not Another Film podcast</a>.</p> <p>Check my album, <a href= "https://vkhikikomori.bandcamp.com/album/ruined-numbers" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ruined Numbers</a>, for sale on Bandcamp! It's an album of acoustic arrangements of Final Fantasy music. You can also stream the album on Spotify or YouTube Music. Enjoy!</p> <p>You can also find me on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/sequencepod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">@sequencepod</a>, or you can listen to my other podcasts <a href="https://finalfanservice.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Final Fanservice</a> and <a href="https://nafpodcast.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Not Another Film</a> on any big podcast app.</p> <p><strong>Sources</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ministry of the Environment - <a href= "https://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/hs/minamata2002/index.html" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Minamata Disease</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Minamata, by W Eugene Smith and Aileen M Smith</p> </li> <li> <p>National Institute of Minamata Disease - <a href= "https://web.archive.org/web/20170706190955/http://www.nimd.go.jp/syakai/webversion/SSSGMDreport.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">What We Have Learned from the Experience of Minamata Disease</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo, by Nick Kapur (2018)</p> </li> <li> <p>The Lancet - <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)67944-0/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Japan remembers Minamata</a>, by J McCurry</p> </li> <li> <p>PubMed - <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7734058/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Minamata disease: methylmercury poisoning in Japan caused by environmental pollution</a>, by M Harada</p> </li> <li> <p>Kumamoto Prefectural Government - <a href= "https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/uploaded/attachment/17883.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Minamata Disease for Beginners</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Big_Pollution_Diseases_of_Japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Four Big Pollution Diseases</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itai-itai_disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Itai-Itai Disease</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Minamata Disease</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Minamata_disease" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Niigata Minamata Disease</a></p> </li> </ul>
October 4, 2025
#108 - Minamata Disease (Part 1)
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">We start a 2-parter on what might be the most terrifying man-made environmental disaster in Japanese history, namely the purposeful, prolonged and secret dumping of toxic waste into coastal waters by multiple Japanese chemical companies, some of which are still around and thriving.</p> <p>Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hannahmeganlane/" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram page</a>, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, <a href="https://nafpodcast.libsyn.com/" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Not Another Film podcast</a>.</p> <p>Check my album, <a href= "https://vkhikikomori.bandcamp.com/album/ruined-numbers" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ruined Numbers</a>, for sale on Bandcamp! It's an album of acoustic arrangements of Final Fantasy music. You can also stream the album on Spotify or YouTube Music. Enjoy!</p> <p>You can also find me on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/sequencepod" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">@sequencepod</a>, or you can listen to my other podcasts <a href="https://finalfanservice.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Final Fanservice</a> and <a href="https://nafpodcast.libsyn.com/" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Not Another Film</a> on any big podcast app.</p> <p><strong><u>Sources</u></strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ministry of the Environment - <a href= "https://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/hs/minamata2002/index.html" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Minamata Disease</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Minamata, by W Eugene Smith and Aileen M Smith</p> </li> <li> <p>National Institute of Minamata Disease - <a href= "https://web.archive.org/web/20170706190955/http://www.nimd.go.jp/syakai/webversion/SSSGMDreport.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>What We Have Learned from the Experience of Minamata Disease</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo, by Nick Kapur (2018)</p> </li> <li> <p>The Lancet - <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)67944-0/fulltext" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Japan remembers Minamata</u></a>, by J McCurry</p> </li> <li> <p>PubMed - <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7734058/" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Minamata disease: methylmercury poisoning in Japan caused by environmental pollution</u></a>, by M Harada</p> </li> <li> <p>Kumamoto Prefectural Government - <a href= "https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/uploaded/attachment/17883.pdf" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Minamata Disease for Beginners</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Big_Pollution_Diseases_of_Japan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Four Big Pollution Diseases</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itai-itai_disease" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Itai-Itai Disease</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Minamata Disease</u></a></p> </li> <li> <p>Wikipedia - <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Minamata_disease" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Niigata Minamata Disease</u></a></p> </li> </ul>
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