Small Talk Japan
Hosted by Small Talk Japan · Small Talk Japan
4.0from 92 ratings
- 304
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 92
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 5B
- YouTube views
About Small Talk Japan
This is a weekly English podcast about all things Japan! If you want to learn English or about Japanese culture, news life, and other fun things, give us a listen.
- Publisher
- Small Talk Japan
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 21 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 304 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alex Discusses If Japan Is Really Suffering From Overtourism | STJ 309
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Narita Flooded in Generational Flood in Chiba +JT Returns | STJ 308
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Natsuki Experiences the Kumamoto Earthqquake | STJ 307
Inside a recent episode
Alex Discusses If Japan Is Really Suffering From Overtourism | STJ 309
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, your opinion, I think, isn't the same with me as this, but it's like, There's not too many international tour travelers in Japan. There's too many international tourists in certain places in Japan. Yeah, concentrated into certain areas. And then the economic benefit from those travelers only goes to a certain segment of. the Japanese population. And in fact, a lot of it goes abroad as well because the, you know, hotel chains are owned by foreign companies, whatever. You know, some of the stakeholders in local tourism are also owned by overseas companies. So it's actually difficult to make it trickle down effectively. […]
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- Alex
- JT
- Natsuki
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 4,658,149,880
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.7 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 55 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 57
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 93
Contact Small Talk Japan
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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