In this episode, we interview Tim Odagiri, author of Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society. For more information about Tim and his book, check out the following links:

• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (Publisher)
• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (JP Amazon) 
• Into Japan: A Starter Kit for Understanding Japanese Society (US Amazon) 
• Nihon Plus You (Tim's Website) 
• Japan Everyday (Tim's Blog) 
• Tim’s interview with Japan Expert Insights
• Tim on LinkedIn
• 青森ねぶた祭 – ねぶた音頭&ねぶた (Intro and outro) 

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Dr Wes Robertson is a senior lecturer in Japanese Studies at Macquarie University. His research applies sociolinguistic perspectives to the study of writing systems, with a focus on Japan. Wes also runs an ethnographic podcast on language use in extreme metal. You can learn all about him and his work at his site, SCRIPTING JAPAN. Finally, for all curious curious, the outro is Sayonara Birthday by Broken By The Scream. 

The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.

Got something to say? You can reach me at Deep in Japan Podcast (@DeepinJapanPod) · Twitter/X

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The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent and crowd-funded, so if you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show.

• Celebration (Japanese Version) (outro)
• 迷惑行為 ネット配信”ジョニー・ソマリ”逮捕 大阪の工事現場に侵入疑い
• 【逮捕】“迷惑動画”配信 「ジョニー・ソマリ」ら 大阪・ミナミの建設現場に覆面姿で…
• Johnny Somali Compilation!

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