Japan Politics Podcast

About Japan Politics Podcast

A podcast about Japanese Politics in English. Host Luke Whittaker is a Japan history and culture enthusiast who tries to get to grip with Japanese politics and current events.

Publisher

Japan Politics Podcast

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2024

Latest episode

11 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jul 2026

   Is Japan's PM in Trouble?

   Japan's Leader, Sanae Takaichi, is facing a scandal over AI campaign videos and lower poll ratings. Where does her government go from here?

2. 

   30 Apr 2026

   Japan's Having a Referendum?

   Japan could soon be having a referendum on allowing the country to have a military, what are the pros and cons of the change and could this help or hurt Sanae Takaichi?

3. 

   25 Mar 2026

   Japan Wins in America, Loses in North Korea

   Japan's Leader, Sanae Takaichi, can boast a diplomatic win after a successful meeting with Donald Trump. Her efforts with North Korea were less successful, what went wrong?

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

29,310

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

31