Looking to the East Year End Roundtable (Looking to the East)
2022 US, Europe and Japan Review. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky and Taro Tsuda. Focusing on Japan newsworthy events in 2022, we discuss the current state of relations between a) Japan and the USA and b) Japan and Europe with three academic and business experts […]
Japanese Tourism and Hawaii (Looking to the East)
The Travel Connection Japan-Hawaii. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Mike Matsuno. We discuss the recent opening of Japan to foreign tourists and focus on Hawaiians wishing to travel to Japan before the country is overwhelmed by visitors. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nDxMvBHydvswLNthwOl5QT Please visit our […]
Hello Japan Tourism Restarts (Looking to the East)
Japan is Open for Tourism once Again. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Eric Johnston. In today’s show, we explore the reopening of Japan to foreign tourism once again after over two and a half years of nearly zero inbound tourism due to COVID immigration restrictions in the country. Foreign […]
Japan Post-Abe Review (Looking to the East)
State Funerals and the Moonies. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Michael Penn. Japan post-Abe has become a very interesting place. The assassination of the former Prime Minister Abe and major power broker in the dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set in motion a variety of completely unexpected twists […]
Roundtable Discussion on Asia and Japan (Looking to the East)
Discussion of Topics on Asia. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott and Jiri Mestecky. Guests on the show discuss current topics on Asia such and the Yen depreciation, the recent meetings between Russia and China relating to Taiwan, and the evolving war in Ukraine from an Asian view. […]
The History of Baseball in Japan (Looking to the East)
How USA Baseball Became Japan’s Obsession. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Jim Allen. Jim Allen, a journalist in Japan explains about the history of baseball in Japan and why the sport is played very differently in Japan as compared to the USA. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Ukraine Students Study in Japan Story (Looking to the East)
The Pathways Japan Program Described. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Paul Hastings. Pathways Japan, affiliated with the Japan International Christian University Foundation, has created an innovative program to bring Ukrainian students to Japan to complete their undergraduate studies. Historically, Japan has been reluctant to allow refugees into the country. […]
PM Abe Legacy and Religious Connection (Looking to the East)
Shinzo Abe and the Unification Church. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Michael Penn. Our guest is for this show outlines the connection between former PM Abe and his family with the Unification Church of Korea. Also we look at how Japan will move forward without the strong influence of […]
The Assassination of Abe: Response in Japan (Looking to the East)
Former PM Abe Death Ramifications. The hosts for this show are Stephen Zurcher and Jay Fidell. The recent shooting death of the former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe has shocked the country of Japan. There will be many changes in the country as a result of this assassination of the most powerful politician in the […]
Cross-cultural Marriages in Japan (Looking to the East)
The Pluses Minuses of Mixed-marriages. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Reggie Pawle. The show is on the mixed marriages in Japan with Dr. Reggie Pawle, who is a clinical psychologist based in Kyoto Japan focusing on cross-cultural marriages. Both the host Dr. Stephen Zurcher and the guest are married […]
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The Supreme Court ruled that Trump had immunity from prosecution for "official acts" prompting the challenge to his New York conviction. [...]
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Rep Lloyd Doggett called for Biden to make the "difficult to decision to withdraw" from the race. [...]
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A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat. [...]
By testing the drug rapamycin as a way to prevent gum disease — often associated with heart disease and dementia — researchers may learn more about if it slows age-related [...]
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The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey [...]
A handful of Democrats have started calling for President Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential candidate. [...]
Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said at least three people were killed and the possibility that the toll could rise was a “grim reality.” [...]
Photos of damage from Hurricane Beryl [...]
Buddy Hield and the Bahamas are a step closer to the Paris Olympics [...]
