Pure Tokyoscope Podcast 133: The Ghibli Filter Effect! Anime Tariffs! Miso Soup Rats!

Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture direct from Japan!

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Apr 11, 2025

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Show Notes!

What does Hayao Miyazaki really think about AI? by Matt Alt

Trump Puts 24% Tariffs on Japanese Goods Coming into U.S.

Yeah, we recorded this part before he flipped-flopped…

Japan’s Rat Scandal at a Beef Bowl Chain Is Feeding a Surge in Conspiracy Theories

Nintendo's Switch 2 Will Be Much Cheaper in Japan, But There's a Catch

Yodobashi Gets Real About Nintendo Switch Scalpers

May be an image of 4 people and text that says 'তল @shoheikondo 11h Shohei Kondo In Japan, scalpers (mostly not Japanese) are a real problem. This is Yodobashi Camera, asking customers what they are buying in Japanese. If they can't answer, they need to leave the store. I'm sure if they did this in the U.S., they would get criticized. But in Japan, we appreciate them protecting true customers. This is why the Nintendo Switch 2 is really welcomed in Japan. Full video is down below. ヨトバレカッテ高時・阿速は UICS 自7円のこカードになる Prart 一'

New Lex Tokyo Revives the Legacy of Lexington Queen in Roppongi

The NeverEnding Story by Limahl

Limahl, Giorgio Moroder - ネバーエンディング・ストーリー Never Ending Story / Ivory Tower (Instrumental) レコードの通販店・販売の【レコードシティ】

Informer by Snow (1992)

Nintendo Cereal System Commercial (1989)

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A guest post by

Matt Alt

20+ years of experience in the Japanese entertainment localization industry. Former "Japanology Plus" co-host. Author of "Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World."