15 Best Japanese American Podcasts

1. Voices in Japan

Discover what everyday life in Japan is REALLY like! Weekly podcast episodes with half-Japanese/half-American Burke (20 years in Japan), Ben from England (15 years in Japan), and Matt from Australia (18 years in Japan). All three of them are based in Hokkaido, which is Japan's #1 domestic travel destination! These guys and their guests share their experiences with dating, marriage, working at Japanese companies, teaching at all education levels, traditions, martial arts, the struggles of life here, and the reasons why Japan is truly an amazing place to be living!
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Facebook Followers 1.4KTwitter Followers 170 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Since Feb 2019 Play Get Email Contact

2. BILINGUAL

An American/Japanese married couple talk about random things in English and Japanese.
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Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 17 min Play Get Email Contact

3. Conversations In The Valley Podcast

Hello Listeners! I'm Lana Knelsen, I'm a Japanese American born and raised in Japan as a 3rd generation missionary kid. I'm married to a Canadian man and we have 3 beautiful children. A few of the things I'm passionate about are intimate relationships with the Lord, family, connection in relationships, revival for Japan.. all of the things that will be on my podcast.
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Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 37 min Play Get Email Contact

4. DAIKON | Daijobu is the New Konichiwa

Welcome to the hilarious minds of Ben Hufford and Maiya Kinoshita. Eavesdrop on their conversations and I dare you not to laugh out loud. These 2 half Japanese, half-American cultured people take you through topics of Japan and everyday life. Listen to them on the train, on a plane, in a box, with a fox. While doing the dishes, or feeding your fish. While at work avoiding your work.
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Frequency 11 episodes / year Avg Length 61 min Play Get Email Contact

5. Redress Radio

What happened to the Japanese Americans during the WWII 'internment' camps? In this podcast, we publish the audio archives from the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians during the 1980s and more.
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6. The Mochi Project

The Mochi Project Podcast illuminates the joys of modern Japanese American culture and complexities of Nikkei heritage. Host Madeline Hamaguchi, a Yonsei from California's Central Valley, connects with other Japanese Americans who are experts, artists, and historians to share lived experiences and demystify intersectional identities. How can we reclaim our hushed historical narrative, weave joy into our hereditary representation, and celebrate the unique ethnic spaces we represent?
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Facebook Followers 1.7KInstagram Followers 1.2K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 131 min Play Get Email Contact

7. Beyond Generations

Welcome to 'beyond generations' - a journey of a Japanese student in Seattle discovering what happened to Japanese American people in Seattle during World War II and how people have been trying to acknowledge, understand, and learn from it, and figure out how to connect it to the future. I am your host Monica.
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Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 35 min Play Get Email Contact

8. American Buddhist Study Center

Our passion is to introduce Buddhist Values and Japanese culture. We will have interviews with authors, scholars, ministers, and artists. There will also be discussions and, to liven things up, we will have live performances.
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Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 10 min Play Get Email Contact

9. Little Tokyo Talks

Join Walter Nishinaka as he explores Japanese American culture in Los Angeles through conversations with community members and friends.
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10. The Yon-Say Podcast Network

The Yon-Say Podcast Network, presented by Nikkei Rising, is a space where we'll be bringing you mini-series filled with round table discussions with special guests involved in and around the Japanese American community to honor the Japanese American community's history and explore its implications today.
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Facebook Followers 578Instagram Followers 1.3K Frequency 6 episodes / year Avg Length 38 min Play Get Email Contact

11. Chasing Cherry Blossoms

Reframing American history through the Japanese experience: An educational podcast series featuring conversations with Japanese Americans and beyond. As Americans grapple with increasing tension and division, what can we learn from the past to connect with each other? The series illustrates generations of Japanese immigrants' experiences through intimate conversations and explores what it means to be an American today.
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Facebook Followers 118 Frequency 9 episodes / year Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact