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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 165: Japan's Dragon Ball Economy, the Death of a Shibuya Department Store, Gojira-ya Surprise
Description: PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) race through a slew of recent headlines in the Japanese pop culture space, from anime economics, to dead department stores, grindhouse theaters, and even a ray of hope for a legendary Tokyo toy store!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!