Hunting in Hokkaido; Taylor Swift comes to Tokyo
Episode 187, Feb 15, 09:00 AM
You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Japan, but Hokkaido’s hunters do. Hokkaido-based writer Justin Randall says newly proposed gun laws may make their lives more dangerous. Later, Shaun McKenna and Alyssa I. Smith discuss something less dangerous: Taylor Swift’s sold-out Tokyo shows.
Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.
On this episode:
Justin Randall: Articles | Linktree
Alyssa I. Smith: Articles
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Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.
On this episode:
Justin Randall: Articles | Linktree
Alyssa I. Smith: Articles
Read more/Listen more:
- Hokkaido hunters say more firepower means more humane kills (Justin Randall, The Japan Times)
- How are firearms regulated in Japan? (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)
- Bear goes the neighborhood? Japanese wildlife is on the move. (Alex K.T. Martin, Deep Dive from The Japan Times)
- Most Japanese outside major urban areas say they do not engage with foreign nationals (Kyodo)
- Taylor Swift slays her Tokyo era (Allan Richarz, The Japan Times)
- Fans share love for Taylor Swift at sold-out Tokyo shows (Patrick St. Michel, The Japan Times)
- Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift fans. Please remain seated as you cheer. (Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya, The New York Times)
- Seiji Ozawa’s boundless experiment (Chiho Iuchi, The Japan Times)
- The story behind my favorite photo of Seiji Ozawa (Dan Szpara, The Japan Times)
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Photo: Naoko Motooka began hunting 10 years ago. Her hobby is one way Hokkaido hopes to curb a current boom in the deer population. | JUSTIN RANDALL
Photo: Naoko Motooka began hunting 10 years ago. Her hobby is one way Hokkaido hopes to curb a current boom in the deer population. | JUSTIN RANDALL