Cool Biz, Hooters, AKB48, Fox TV and lots more on JPOD
TOKYO —
Join me on the JPOD this week as we discuss the latest news and gossip about what’s happening in Japan. We are joined by Japan Today editor Chris Betros, NPR radio host and journalist John Matthews, Fox TV producer Dan Smith, Fox “Backstage Pass” co-host Matthew Ireton, Metropolis movie critic Don Morton, Tokyo Comedy Store stand-up comedian Cloudy Bongwater and Warren Wadud, owner of Nirvana New York at Tokyo Midtown.
News
Our crew discusses the nuclear power debate, Cool Biz, Hooters, cleavage cover-ups, AKB48, Olympus and Japan’s donations to the IMF.
Entertainment
Exciting things are happening at Fox TV with “Backstage Pass” whose team were on hand to meet Jessica Alba, the cast and crew of “Battleship” and lots of other celebrities. Don Morton lets us know his must-see and must-miss movies. And looking ahead, Lady Gaga, Will Smith and Johnny Depp are due in Japan in May.
All this and lots more on the JPOD!
Author Infomation
- Kamasami Kong
- Kong is a long-time radio veteran in Japan, having started in the late 1970s on a record album project with DJ Katsuya Kobayashi and musician Tatsurou Yamashita, called "COME ALONG II." Since then, he has had radio programs on FM YOKOHAMA, TOKYO-FM and FM802 in Osaka. His programs are currently being heard in Tokyo on InterFM and in Kansai on FM COCOLO. He pioneered the Tokyo MetPod, a podcast featuring information about movies, concerts and events.
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panasonicmouse
hi KK, if anyone wants to listen to you on the radio, both cocolo.jp and InterFM are not streaming on my Android app, TuneIn, so i have to go to Radiko.jp to listen.Bob, could you ask why cocolo is not streaming on the great Android app, TuneIn?
I will check out this Jpod show you have here, thanks.
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