Roundtable Japan is a bilingual podcast on modern and contemporary Japan sponsored by the Toshiba International Foundation. This series brings together scholars and experts from around the world to discuss a single theme each time. Topics will be selected from major themes in modern and contemporary society. Each episode will be accompanied by transcripts and/or subtitles, a reading list, etc., to make it accessible to the broadest audience possible.
Latest Episodes
Navigating the Challenges of Japanese Studies Pedagogy at Universities in Japan
More than fifteen years have passed since the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Global 30 project, which encouraged universities to accept more international students a...

Has Japan solved the problem of homelessness?
“Has Japan solved the problem of homelessness? And even if it has not, what lessons for other countries does the Japanese experience have to offer? According to Japane...
