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Sit back and enjoy a weird and shocking story from Japan, both from recent and far history, as researched and told by Vincent.

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55:50

#70 - Nobusuke Kishi, Shinzo Abe's Grandpa (Part 1)

Hikikomori ·

2022/11/27

To begin a long series on the life and death of Shinzo Abe, we must first look at the most influential person in Abe's life - his maternal grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi. Beginning his career in 1930s Manchuria, Kishi would eventually be one of the central architects of post-war Japan. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. You can also find me on Twitter

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56:39

#69 - Nara Dreamland

Hikikomori ·

2022/11/14

In 1961, a new Disneyland was due to open in the city of Nara. This would have been the second Disneyland in the world, a replica of the Anaheim original, and a monument of America's cultural dominance across the world. Nara Disneyland never happened, but what we got instead was something far more beautiful. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. You can also

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01:10:42

#68 - Tokyo Rose

Hikikomori ·

2022/10/30

Tokyo Rose was an infamous radio host operating during WWII, helping to spread pernicious Japanese propaganda with the aim of breaking the spirits of Allied troops. Despite the fact that the US State Department would eventually claim that a Japanese American woman, Iva Toguri, was the culprit, the truth is that Tokyo Rose never even existed. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not

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01:12:20

#67 - The Fall of the Shinsengumi (Part 2)

Hikikomori ·

2022/10/17

We've made it. The final chapter in the fate of the legendary Shinsengumi. As the reign of the Tokugawa is in its death throes, Kondo Isami gets repeatedly promoted, seemingly unaware that he's being made the captain of a sinking ship. By the time he realises, it's far too late, and Isami might be denied his "beautiful death" of Seppuku. Today's guest is Carly Shields! You can find her via her Twitter page, or listen to the excellent Greetings Adventurers podcast for which she helps produce! For

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45:09

#66 - The Fall of the Shinsengumi (Part 1)

Hikikomori ·

2022/10/09

The final tale of the storied Shinsengumi... split up into 2 parts. Kondo, head of the Shinsengumi, begins to have a taste of the power he always sought, even as Japan falls into the turmoil of the Boshin war. Today's guest is Carly Shields! You can find her via her Twitter page, or listen to the excellent Greetings Adventurers podcast for which she helps produce! For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode! You can also find

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46:26

#65 - Sumo Scandals

Hikikomori ·

2022/10/01

Sumo Wrestling is the national sport of Japan, and has been practiced in some form for most likely around 2000 years. It prides itself on its integrity, honor and sportsmanship, and yet considering the innumerable scandals the sport has faced in the past 20 years alone, it could be argued that Sumo is not, in fact, a sport at all. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film

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01:06:55

#64 - The Tsuyama Massacre

Hikikomori ·

2022/09/14

Content Warning: Spree Killing by Firearms Despite the social phenomenon of the violent Incel being associated with the advent of the internet, the Tsuyama Massacre of 1938 feels unnervingly recognisable. This is the story of the sack of shit Mutsuo Toi. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to

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53:54

#63 - The Corpse in the Toilet

Hikikomori ·

2022/08/27

Content Warning: Claustrophobia and Toilet Humour A body. A Mystery. A Toilet. This is the story of Naoyuki Kanno, who went missing on 24th February 1989. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode! You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or

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01:20:19

#62 - The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Hikikomori ·

2022/08/14

The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Northern Honshu on the 11th March, 2011, had far-reaching consequences beyond the natural disaster. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant lost electric power, multiple cooling systems failed, and over the coming days multiple core meltdowns led to the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl. And it was entirely preventable. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review

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52:17

#61 - The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Hikikomori ·

2022/08/05

Content Warning: Natural Disasters. 11th March, 2011. 2:46pm. A magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake strikes 45 miles east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region. While the initial tremor was severe, the resulting tsunami that hit the shore was catastrophic. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on

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01:11:42

#60 - Ogino Ginko and Medical University Scandals

Hikikomori ·

2022/07/21

Ogino Ginko is known as the "first woman to practice Westernised medicine" in Japan. The number of hurdles she had to cross in order to get there was immense. 140 years later, attitudes towards women in medicine have not advanced as far as one would have hoped... Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast. For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on

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55:25

#59 - The SoftBank Vision Fund

Hikikomori ·

2022/07/03

Masayoshi Son is a tremendously wealthy man, and the founder of megacorp SoftBank. He's also the creator of the SoftBank Vision Fund, the largest venture capital fund in the world. Despite being responsible for the investment of over $100 billion dollars to "improve the world", the Vision Fund has made countless unfathomable decisions... such as a $47 billion dollar investment in WeWork. Today's guest is Tara! You can find her on Twitter @Tara__Tea, and her podcast Wintercrest @WintercrestPod. For

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01:24:06

#58 - Shigesato Itoi

Hikikomori ·

2022/06/22

Often described as a Renaissance Man, Itoi has been influential in several walks of life, from ad copy to manga, from lyrics to computer games. Let's explore the life of this unlikely cultural hero. Today's guest is my good friend Ben Stonick! You can find him on Twitter @benstonick! For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode! You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice

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48:11

#57 - Kazuko Fukuda, the Hostess Killer

Hikikomori ·

2022/06/04

In 1982, Kazuko Fukuda committed a heinous crime. She spent the next 15 years on the run. Today's guest is Jessy, my co-host from Final Fanservice! You can find her on Twitter @jusifers, and her podcast Naruto Reviewto @NarutoReviewto! For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode! You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice and Not Another Film on any big podcast app

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38:07

#56 - The Kitakyushu Confinement Murders (Part 2)

Hikikomori ·

2022/05/22

Content Warning: It's brutal. Domestic abuse, torture, rape, murder We conclude our explorations into the heinous crimes of Futoshi Matsunaga, with the elimination of the Ogata family and on-going torture of those around him. It's real fucking bad, guys. Today's guest is Nika Howard! You can find her on Twitter @nika_howard, and all of her wonderful content can be found on her Linktree Page. For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this

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49:54

#55 - The Kitakyushu Confinement Murders (Part 1)

Hikikomori ·

2022/05/15

Content Warning: It's brutal. Domestic abuse, torture, rape, murder Futoshi Matsunaga was a conman, romancing, deceiving and defrauding women out of huge sums of money. This would be terrible enough if it weren't for his penchant of using electric shocks as torture, and the horrifying series of murders he orchestrated. Today's guest is Nika Howard! You can find her on Twitter @nika_howard, and all of her wonderful content can be found on her Linktree Page. For more content follow me on

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56:06

#54 - The Pana-Wave Laboratory

Hikikomori ·

2022/04/25

Yuko Chino was the cult leader who used her belief system, Chino-Shoho, to gather followers together, with the stated goal of scientific research that would help save the world from disasters. This pseudo-scientific commune, called the Pana-Wave Laboratory, made headlines in 2003 when it attempted to avert the end of the world by kidnapping an artic seal. Today's guest is Jessy, my co-host from Final Fanservice! You can find her on Twitter @jusifers, and her podcast Naruto Reviewto @NarutoReviewto

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01:03:47

#53 - Johnny & Associates

Hikikomori ·

2022/04/15

Content Warning - Discussions of Child Sexual Abuse. Johnny Kitagawa is Japan's most successful music producer of all time, having represented artists for over 50 years. His company, Johnny & Associates, are notorious for bullying, blackmail, control and monopolies. There have also been more troubling accusations about Kitagawa since the early 90s... Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do

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54:14

#52 - JAL Flight 123

Hikikomori ·

2022/04/03

Content Warning - Prolonged Peril in an Aircraft On the 12th October 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 was on route from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Osaka International. After catastrophic decompression in the aft bulkhead, the pilots wrestled for 32 minutes to keep the plane in the air. What resulted was the worst loss of life from a single-plane crash in world history. Today's guest is Hugo! You can find him via his Twitter page. For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where

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59:54

#51 - The Rise of the Shinsengumi

Hikikomori ·

2022/03/19

We return to the storied history of the Shinsengumi, covering their rise in fame, power, influence and... indiscriminate murder. Today's guest is Carly Shields! You can find her via her Twitter page, or listen to the excellent Greetings Adventurers podcast for which she helps produce! For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode! You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice

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