Nante Japan Podcast

Nante Japan's review of April and May 2026, featuring segments on Arashi's final concert, MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 nominees, the accessibility of Japanese music, Kauan Okamoto's new career as a host, more STARTO music being made available digitally, and more.

 Nante Japan's review of February and March 2026, featuring segments on international fans being turned away at Arashi's farewell tour, Koda Kumi being dragged after announcing she's pregnant at 43, RADWIMPS' Noda Yojiro's work on Kanye West's new album, “The Japan Gold Disc Award 2026”, and more.  and more. 

Nante Japan's review of Winter 2025 / 2026, featuring segments on the Keita Richard Kusuma's departure from Ae! group, the STARTO New Year's Eve concert, the collapse of ME:I, SKY-HI's underage girl scandal, and more.

Nante Japan's review of 2025, featuring segments on the trends of the year, year end charts, our top songs and albums of the year, what to look forward to in 2026, and more.

Nante Japan's review of September and October 2025, featuring segments on the Snow Man pop up in Seoul, Awich's Central Park concert, Expo 2025 Osaka, f5ve's Taco Bell collaboration, and more.

A special episode dedicated to Perfume, on the threshold of their impending "cold sleep." This episode looks at what draws fans to Perfume, favorites from the group, Perfume's career, their recent Tokyo Dome concerts, their impending hiatus, and what could come after it.

Nante Japan's review of July and August 2025, featuring segments on Yuto Nakajima's departure from Hey! Say! JUMP, Travis Japan & Crystal Kay's New York concerts, Snow Man's Korean activities, and more.

Nante Japan's review of May and June 2025, featuring segments on Arashi's disbandment announcement, TOKIO's disbandment, the Ayumi Hamasaki & Elon Musk child rumor, the mid-year music charts, and more.

A special episode dedicated to the first edition of "MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN." The origins of the show, the nominees, the winners, the show itself, and its future are discussed from multiple viewpoints, including that of one who worked with / attended the show.

Nante Japan's review of March and April 2025, featuring segments on Nagano Mei & Tanaka Kei's alleged affair, Hirosue Ryoko's car accident & health issues, Snow Man & KinKi Kids' digital debuts, and more.

Nante Japan's review of Winter 2024 / 2025, featuring segments on the Masahiro Nakai / Fuji TV scandal, his retirement, KAT-TUN's disbandment, Snow Man's best album, Nakayama Miho's death, and more.

Nante Japan's review of 2024, featuring segments on the trends of the year, the new era of ambition in Japanese music, year end charts, our general dislike of Mrs. GREEN APPLE, our top songs and albums of the year, and more.

Nante Japan's review of November 2024, featuring segments on the "75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" performers, the "66th Japan Record Award" nominees and winners, ELLY of Sandaime J Soul Brothers' praise of Donald Trump, Snow Man's best album announcement, and more.

Nante Japan's review of September and October 2024, featuring segments on Travis Japan's New York concert, New York Comic Con, the denial of an international fan to a NEWS concert and more.

A special episode where the Japanese Netflix gay dating show "The Boyfriend" is discussed. Not only is the show itself discussed, but also how it relates to the gay ecosystem of Japan. Other related topics include xenophobia on the show and how the show's true purpose isn't finding love, but to propel the careers of its stars, including some into BL spaces.

Nante Japan's review of Summer 2024, featuring segments on the midyear charts, this year's anan Sex issue, MUSIC MAGAZINE's best of 2000s & 2010s JPop lists, our favorites of the first half of 2024, and more.

Nante Japan's review of May 2024, featuring segments on Hoshino Gen's cheating rumor, the departure of Jun Matsumoto from STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, Shiina Ringo's new album, and more.

Nante Japan's review of April 2024, featuring segments on the state of HYBE's Japanese operations, Billboard's article on Western songwriters in Asia, Utada Hikaru's 25th anniversary best album "SCIENCE FICTION", and more.

A special episode where Coachella 2024 is discussed. Reactions to the individual performers, what they mean to the notion and expansion of Japanese music overseas, and who we would like to see perform at the festival in the future are discussed,

Nante Japan's review of March 2024, featuring segments on the end of Sexy Zone, the birth of timelesz, the BBC Johnny Kitagawa documentary sequel, numerous film and music award shows, and more.

Nante Japan's review of February 2024, featuring segments on Ado's New York concert, Ae! group's impending debut, LDH's rules for fan behavior, Japanese hip hop's big month, and more.

Nante Japan's review of Janaury 2024, featuring segments on the marriage of KinKi Kids' Tsuyoshi Domoto & Momoiro Clover Z's Kanako Momota, Sexy Zone's impending name change & Kento Nakajima's impending graduation, Number_i's debut, the "47th Japan Academy Awards" nominations, utaite drama, and more.

Nante Japan's review of December 2023, featuring segments on the “74th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen”, the renaming of the company formerly known as Johnny & Associates, Snow Man's record breaking New Year's Eve livestream, Jin Akanshi and Meisa Kuroki's divorce, and more.

Nante Japan's review of 2023, featuring segments on the trends of the year, whether the concept of an album is dead or alive in Japan, the STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (fka Johnny & Associates) scandal, our top songs and albums of the year, and more.

A special episode where the fans of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, formerly Johnny & Associates, speak out on the monumentous year that was 2023. Fans from around the world discuss the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal, the changes the company has made in its wake, what they see in the company's future, their favorite company moments of the year, and more.