Japan Time Podcast

The gaming industry is in some tough times... In this episode we talk about Sony ending physical games, Xbox layoffs and restructuring, Star Fox, and more.

This is one for the history books! In this episode we go over all of the incredible news and announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct, State of Play, Xbox Showcase, and Summer Game Fest!

We're back from our trip to Chicago and for the episode of this week we recorded a live episode going over what we had done on the trip so far and our thoughts on Combo Breaker.

In this week's episode we discussed the recent surprise announcement of Star Fox, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, and a bit of the recent Nintendo financials.

Japan Time is back! In this episode we discuss Pokémon Champions, Tomodachi Life, the new FF14 Expansion, rate view setups, and more!

This episode marks the end of our 2026 Subathon! Thanks to everyone who supported or just tuned in over the past 2 weeks. In this week's episode, we discussed what stretch goals we reached, the recent Nintendo rumors / leaks, a bit of the Mario Galaxy Movie, and more!

The Mario Galaxy Movie is finally here! This is our spoiler filled discussion of the movie, our thoughts on how it is, and what we think will be next.

The newest episode and the start of our next Subathon is here! In this episode we discuss the recent Marvel Tokon, Guilty Gear Strive, and Street Fighter 6 updates / announcements, the incentives for this Subathon, the Mario Galaxy Movie and more!

In this week's episode, we talk about Pokopia, the next generation Xbox, Project Helix, and the first Game Club game, Sin and Punishment. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:22 Mario Movie Direct 00:10:25 Nintendo Sued the U.S. Government 00:12:43 Xbox Project Helix 00:18:27 GDC 2026 00:21:53 JTP Game Club - Sin and Punishment 00:36:26 Pokémon Pokopia 01:05:28 One Piece Live Action Season 2 01:08...

Japan Time After Hours is back returns. This week the gang discussed plans for the upcoming team trip to Chicago, the upcoming subathon to support that trip, and more! timestamps: 00:00:00 intro 00:00:58 gaming talk 00:05:33 we miss club nintendo 00:10:51 planning our chicago trip 00:52:50 titos big secret 01:00:09 titos specific thing 01:03:34 titos other specific thing 01:05:56 coastward_fist_bu...

In this special episode of Japan Time, we go over all the announcements from the 30th Anniversary Pokémon Presents. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 7:11 Marathon Impressions 10:17 Resident Evil Requiem 14:33 Other Games We're Playing 17:37 Yakuza Kiwami 3 20:55 Pokémon Presents (the boring parts) 40:15 Pokémon TCG Pocket 51:24 Pokémon Re-Releases 53:40 Pokémon Champions 1:00:35 Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC...

In this week's episode we discussed the Pokémon Pokopia preview that Roger played, the PlayStation State of Play, and more! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 8:24 Pokémon Pokopia 31:06 State of Play Announcements 2:03:28 The JTP Gameshow - Jeopardy Round 4 2:31:09 End of Show Talk

Nintendo financials are in! This week we discuss the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct, the Nintendo financial report, the state of 2XKO and more!

Another episode of Japan Time After Hours is here! This week we discussed the [files], a bit of politics, AI, and more. timestamps: 00:00:00 intro, the files 00:07:31 performative activism & politics 00:18:18 attention spans are cooked 00:21:28 annoying content creators 00:26:00 black history month 00:32:09 pronouns 00:40:00 upcoming games 00:41:22 fighting game talk 00:50:23 ai sucks 01:14:16...

This week we talk about the recent Marvel Rivals situation, Roger's recent RE9 gameplay preview, the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, and more!

The After Hours Crew is back! This week they talk about the idea of the Japan Time Game Club, comic books and unlikable protagonists in anime, and answer viewer submitted questions from our discord (teamjapantime.com/discord)! timestamps: 00:00:00 intro 00:00:30 japan time game club 00:04:26 movie talk 00:09:44 iconic character castings 00:16:53 superman talk 00:21:05 naming batman villains 00:24:...

Welcome to the first episode of Japan Time in 2026! In this episode we continue our annual tradition of the Japan Time Awards as voted on by all of you! Who will win best/worst cast member? How about your game of the year? Tune in to find out! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro, Stuff We've Been Up To 00:13:07 Stuff We've Been Playing 00:14:11 Stuff We've Been Watching 00:26:17 The Third Annua...

The first Japan Time Round Table discussion of 2026. In this episode we talk all about the first season of the new Vince Gilligan show, Pluribus. There will be spoilers!

With it being the holidays and many members being preoccupied, we did our (now seemingly) annual Video Game Tier List for the year!

In this... oddly festive episode of Japan Time After Hours. The gang discusses all things Christmas to help get you into the Holiday Spirit... I guess? Topics include their personal Christmas memories, favorite gifts, and how they spend the Holidays. timestamps: 00:00:00 intro 00:00:26 christmas plans 00:02:15 best gifts we've gotten 00:09:32 christmas memories & traditions 00:19:19 other...

In this packed episode of Japan Time, we discussed Pluribus, Metroid Prime 4, the Game Awards, Netflix buying Warner Bros, and the regular Japan Time Chaos you're used to! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:52 We're Plurbin' 00:09:07 Silksong DLC Announced 00:10:39 Breaking NSO News 00:13:35 Pluribus Impressions 00:21:38 Metroid Prime 4 00:36:10 The Future of Metroid 00:47:35 Netflix War...

Japan Time After Hours returns. This week the guys are feeling the effects of being back home after their Japan trip. They discuss how their flights their and back were, they're favorite parts of the trip, where they'd like for the Japan Time team to go next and more. timestamps:00:00:00 intro00:00:19 things we've played/watched recently00:10:36 upcoming games00:11:59 we miss japan00:1...

Team Japan Time is back! This week we discuss Kirby Air Riders, The Game Awards nominees, and more!

For this special episode (almost) every Japan Time member is together in Japan for this live in person recording. We discuss every day of our trip so far up to the point of the recording. Hope you all enjoy this special episode that you all made possible by supporting the show all these years! Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro 00:09:06 Ricky's a Good Boy 00:15:56 Shoutouts McDareth 00:17:30 Japan Impr...

In this special episode of Japan Time After Hours we are coming at you love from Japan! We discuss how the trip has been and our current thoughts on Japan so far. timestamps: 00:00:00 intro 00:00:41 japan (time) 00:04:19 roger's cheese fiasco 00:06:55 is japan overhyped? 00:09:51 our next stop 00:11:24 ricky's japan experience 00:13:28 日本語上手 00:17:30 culture shock, food talk 00:28:17...