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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 08: RIP Shinzo Abe + Godzilla, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Gobots
Description: Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN!
IN THIS SPECIAL ALL-NEWS EPISODE
Shinzo Abe: Ex-Prime Minister of Japan assassinated while giving speech
Godzilla Special Effects Director Teruyoshi Nakano Passes Away
Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60
Akihabara landmark Toranoana is permanently closing, chain downsizes to just one branch in Japan
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