Japanese language podcasts for native speakers?
October 8, 2009 3:26 PM Subscribe
Where can I find Japanese podcasts? For Japanese people, not people who are learning Japanese.
I'd love to find some Japanese podcasts for my (Japanese) wife to listen to here in England. My Japanese internet skillz are limited, and I'd like to load up a few onto her iPod before I give it to her as a present. I am absolutely not looking for teach-yourself-japanese podcasts, but for podcasts that Japanese people might listen to for education and amusement, news, politics, music, comedy, arts etc etc
Your recommendations please. I can see a few on iTunes, but I have no idea what is good or bad... She really loves manzai-style comedy, jazz, and if there is anything you know of with Japanese people talking about living abroad, that'd be awesome. Thanks in advance, metafilterians.
I'd love to find some Japanese podcasts for my (Japanese) wife to listen to here in England. My Japanese internet skillz are limited, and I'd like to load up a few onto her iPod before I give it to her as a present. I am absolutely not looking for teach-yourself-japanese podcasts, but for podcasts that Japanese people might listen to for education and amusement, news, politics, music, comedy, arts etc etc
Your recommendations please. I can see a few on iTunes, but I have no idea what is good or bad... She really loves manzai-style comedy, jazz, and if there is anything you know of with Japanese people talking about living abroad, that'd be awesome. Thanks in advance, metafilterians.
I don't think you can go too wrong if you select from the top-rated or featured podcasts in each section of the Japanese iTunes Music Store.
(click on the Change Country link or flag on the front page of the iTMS to change stores).
A JPY gift card might also be nice so she can also purchase from the Japanese store.
posted by cwhitfcd at 4:22 PM on October 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
(click on the Change Country link or flag on the front page of the iTMS to change stores).
A JPY gift card might also be nice so she can also purchase from the Japanese store.
posted by cwhitfcd at 4:22 PM on October 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Oh, for comedy, there's JUNK.
For commentary on current events, I like Round Up World Now.
Manabe Kaoru's Tokyo Local usually has a discussion about some survey somewhere in the world, although you have to sit through a phone call about pimple cream first.
Disclaimer: I am not Japanese.
posted by greasepig at 4:22 PM on October 8, 2009
For commentary on current events, I like Round Up World Now.
Manabe Kaoru's Tokyo Local usually has a discussion about some survey somewhere in the world, although you have to sit through a phone call about pimple cream first.
Disclaimer: I am not Japanese.
posted by greasepig at 4:22 PM on October 8, 2009
Response by poster: Thanks folks - feel free to keep posting. I'll put as many on as I can before I give it to her, and see what she likes.
posted by mjg123 at 1:07 AM on October 9, 2009
posted by mjg123 at 1:07 AM on October 9, 2009
Response by poster: OK - JUNK is a keeper, and there are some others that we found on iTunes, so I'll mark itr as resolved. Thanks all.
posted by mjg123 at 11:38 AM on October 13, 2009
posted by mjg123 at 11:38 AM on October 13, 2009
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Also, if you just look up "ポッドキャスト" you'll find a lot of what you're looking for.
posted by greasepig at 4:05 PM on October 8, 2009 [1 favorite]