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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 13: Tales From Team Ninja + Pac Man the Movie, One Piece Riots, Japan's Declining Population
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!
NEWS:
Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in Works at Bandai Namco, Wayfarer Studios
One Piece Screenings in France Almost Turn Into a Riot
Japan population falls by record 726,342 to 125.93 mil. in 2021 amid COVID
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
Japanese actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi, known for...