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Narrative Japan

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Listened to in 4️⃣1️⃣ countries! 🌍✨ New videos drop every Tuesday & Thursday! 📅🚀 Decoding modern Japan 🇯🇵 through casual yet deep dialogues between a student🌸 & a professor👓. We bring you the real, insider stories of Japanese business, culture, and society that you won't find in textbooks! 【Recommended for You If You Want to...】・Learn about the Japanese economy & business through engaging, story-driven conversations. ・Stay ahead of emerging trends, tech, and quiet revolutions shaping Japan today. ・Understand the cultural mindsets behind how Japan works—in a fun, easy-to-digest way.

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June 25, 2026

The End of Japan's 100-Yen Sushi

Japan's 100-yen sushi era is ending — and the big chains are fighting back. ▼ About This EpisodeFor decades, a hundred-yen plate was Japan's everyday luxury — affordable, reliable, almost a birthright. Now that round number is breaking. Rice and fish costs are climbing, and the big conveyor-belt chains are scrambling to keep the price you see from moving.On a windy office rooftop at the end of lunch break — where a stranger keeps failing to light a cigarette against the gusts — Haru and Sakura follow the cost upstream. Kura Sushi, hit by a rice bill that's jumped about twenty-five million dollars, now breeds its own mackerel and trims waste with AI. Genki Sushi has started growing its own rice. And the growth that's slowing at home is being chased across the ocean, from California to Australia.It's the quiet story of how a restaurant becomes a food supply-chain company — owning the rice, breeding the fish, crossing the sea, all to keep one plate cheap. So when a farm, a fish pen, and a foreign listing hold up your lunch, is it still "cheap" sushi — or just the part they let you see? ▼ Connect with Us<ul>Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/NarrativeJapan" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/NarrativeJapan</a></ul><ul><a href="https://x.com/NarrativeJapan" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/narrativejapan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/narrativejapan/</a></ul>◆NoteThe content of this program is intended solely for informational purposes and reflects the personal views of the creators. Please make any investment or business decisions based on your own judgment and responsibility. This program does not endorse or recommend any specific financial products or investment strategies.#JapanBusiness #JapaneseCulture #NarrativeJapan #JapanPodcast #SushiEconomics #KaitenSushi

June 23, 2026

An 800-Year-Old Card Game Goes Global

An eight-hundred-year-old anthology of Japanese poems is quietly becoming one of Japan's most exportable business assets. In a freshly merged rural cooperative office, Haru and Sakura trace how the Hyakunin Isshu — one hundred classical poems curated on Mount Ogura centuries ago — now powers crackers, cocktails, card games, and more. Kyoto cracker maker Ogura Sansou opens its first overseas store in Taipei, selling not senbei but the "heart of giving." Lake Biwa Hotel brews a cocktail for every poem. A startup compresses the game into five minutes for Gen Z. Why does one old thing bend into so many shapes? Because the curation was done eight centuries ago. A story about shrinking regions, cultural heritage, and what we choose to carry forward. Subscribe to Narrative Japan, and ask yourself: what's in your box? ◆NoteThe content of this program is intended solely for informational purposes and reflects the personal views of the creators. Please make any investment or business decisions based on your own judgment and responsibility. This program does not endorse or recommend any specific financial products or investment strategies.

June 18, 2026

Why Japan Loves Its Most Divisive Flavor

Chocolate mint — "chocomint" — is Japan's most polarizing flavor: people either adore it or swear it tastes like mouthwash. So why is it suddenly everywhere in the summer of 2026? In this episode of Narrative Japan, Haru and Sakura meet in a fire station cafeteria and unpack how a love-it-or-hate-it taste became a serious business engine. From Seven-Eleven's Black Thunder bar outselling plain chocolate two to one, to the self-named "Chocomint Party" fan community, to a Tokyo department store running a chocomint fair to pull young shoppers back through its doors — discover how polarization turned into footfall, loyalty, and profit. A story about Japanese consumer culture, retail strategy, and why divisive products can win. Subscribe for more on Japan's economy and business. Your verdict — chocomint: love it or hate it? ◆NoteThe content of this program is intended solely for informational purposes and reflects the personal views of the creators. Please make any investment or business decisions based on your own judgment and responsibility. This program does not endorse or recommend any specific financial products or investment strategies.

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What is Narrative Japan?: Listened to in 4️⃣1️⃣ countries! 🌍✨ New videos drop every Tuesday & Thursday! 📅🚀

Decoding modern Japan 🇯🇵 through casual yet deep dialogues between a student🌸 & a professor👓. We bring you the real, insider stories of Japanese business, culture, and society that you won't find in textbooks!

【Recommended for You If You Want to...】・Learn about the Japanese economy & business through engaging, story-driven conversations. ・Stay ahead of emerging trends, tech, and quiet revolutions shaping Japan today. ・Understand the cultural mindsets behind how Japan works—in a fun, easy-to-digest way.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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