Media and Technology
- 「新刊ラジオ」- “New Publications Radio”
Rating: 8
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: This podcast is all about book reviews. You will even get what seems to be a portion of the audio-book thrown into the podcast. There are lots of interesting books to choose from and hear about through the podcasts. Also a good opportunity to find out about Japanese books, of course.
- 「キノキャスト」 ”Kino Cast”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: I’m so glad I found this one. It’s a podcast done by Kinokuniya on recommended books. The host reviews each book very thoroughly. She gives a description, lists the table of contents, talks about what about the book left the biggest impression on her, etc. Aside from the fact that this is great immersion, if you’re reading in Japanese, this is great for helping decide what your next book is.
- 木下工務店 presents FM CINEMA」 - “Kinoshita Engineering Shop presents FM CINEMA”
Rating: 6
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: These are short interviews with actors and directors. Some sound like they are just very short segments of whole interviews, however. Aside from the loud sound effects between sections of the podcast, it’s a very calm, relaxed show. Possibly a good way to learn movie/camera related terminology.
- “MinCinema Lounge”
Rating: 8
Ease: Suggested for intermediate and advanced, but don't be afraid to give it a try, beginners.
Review: I really like how this podcast includes very in-depth descriptions and impressions of newly released movies (in Japan and other countries). It’s especially interesting if she’s talking about a movie that I’m familiar with (which is not surprising, I suppose).
- 「スターウオッチングエクスプレス」 - “Star-Watching Express”
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: Astronomy podcast. Great program with nice music in the background. You can tell he's so enthusiastic about looking at and studying stars and planets, so it's fun listening to~ I’m pretty glad I found this one.
- 「狭くて浅いやつら」 - “Narrow and Shallow Guys”
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
Review: Anime/videogame/manga podcast. I’ve found the detailed conversations about mangaka to be pretty interesting so far.
- 「iPhoneと携帯」 - “iPhone and Cellphone”
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
No link - look for on iTunes.
Review: The topics talked about in this podcast all revolve around cellphone features (and analysis of them and their effectiveness), tips/tricks, etc. This is a very good way to pick up computer technology language. And don’t let the lack-of-link discourage you from downloading this podcast. It’s worth the search on iTunes, I think.
- "Photoshoot"
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: I haven’t listened to this much, but so far it seems to be a good source of technological terms, combined with lively conversation. Well at least one of the guys is pretty lively, however, the other one is a lot more monotone.
- ビースウォーカー入手計画カズヒラ ミラー の「カズラジ」
Rating: None yet
Video game-related podcast.
- 「週刊 Net Report」 - “Weekly Net Report”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: Great source for Internet/Computer-related talk. They talk about all the latest on Apple products, Skype, Twitter, Mixi, Google, etc. Lot’s of 雑談。
Also: Look for the blue table of links on the left hand side below the embedded mp3. That’s a list of the other radio programs on this website. They seem to be offering some very interesting stuff.
- "My Cup of Tea"
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: A personal journal podcast about mostly Apple products, and sometimes things like Twitter. Every once in awhile he'll also talk about his kids and things happening in his life such as what he did for Golden Week.
- 「もえラジ分家 もえラジプラス」 - ”Moe Radio Bunke - Moe Radio Plus”
Ease: Probably better for intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
Anime-related random talks between amateur podcasters.
- - ELISAのひとりでデきるモン！- “Elisa's 'I can do it myself!'”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Learners of all levels can probably enjoy this.
Review: Not much info on this one... The category is gaming and 趣味 and just by taking a quick listen I can see that it has good potential. There’s also conversation, so it’s not entirely a personal journal.
astrangerhere's input: This is actually the podcast of a moderately popular Jpop artist. She recorded singles for the animes Ef: A Tale of Memories and Ef: A Tale of Melodies. This is her official site: http://www.elisa-smile.com/
- 「新刊ラジオ」- “New Publications Radio”
Rating: 8
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: This podcast is all about book reviews. You will even get what seems to be a portion of the audio-book thrown into the podcast. There are lots of interesting books to choose from and hear about through the podcasts. Also a good opportunity to find out about Japanese books, of course.
- 「キノキャスト」 ”Kino Cast”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: I’m so glad I found this one. It’s a podcast done by Kinokuniya on recommended books. The host reviews each book very thoroughly. She gives a description, lists the table of contents, talks about what about the book left the biggest impression on her, etc. Aside from the fact that this is great immersion, if you’re reading in Japanese, this is great for helping decide what your next book is.
- 木下工務店 presents FM CINEMA」 - “Kinoshita Engineering Shop presents FM CINEMA”
Rating: 6
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: These are short interviews with actors and directors. Some sound like they are just very short segments of whole interviews, however. Aside from the loud sound effects between sections of the podcast, it’s a very calm, relaxed show. Possibly a good way to learn movie/camera related terminology.
- “MinCinema Lounge”
Rating: 8
Ease: Suggested for intermediate and advanced, but don't be afraid to give it a try, beginners.
Review: I really like how this podcast includes very in-depth descriptions and impressions of newly released movies (in Japan and other countries). It’s especially interesting if she’s talking about a movie that I’m familiar with (which is not surprising, I suppose).
- 「スターウオッチングエクスプレス」 - “Star-Watching Express”
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: Astronomy podcast. Great program with nice music in the background. You can tell he's so enthusiastic about looking at and studying stars and planets, so it's fun listening to~ I’m pretty glad I found this one.
- 「狭くて浅いやつら」 - “Narrow and Shallow Guys”
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
Review: Anime/videogame/manga podcast. I’ve found the detailed conversations about mangaka to be pretty interesting so far.
- 「iPhoneと携帯」 - “iPhone and Cellphone”
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
No link - look for on iTunes.
Review: The topics talked about in this podcast all revolve around cellphone features (and analysis of them and their effectiveness), tips/tricks, etc. This is a very good way to pick up computer technology language. And don’t let the lack-of-link discourage you from downloading this podcast. It’s worth the search on iTunes, I think.
- "Photoshoot"
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: I haven’t listened to this much, but so far it seems to be a good source of technological terms, combined with lively conversation. Well at least one of the guys is pretty lively, however, the other one is a lot more monotone.
- ビースウォーカー入手計画カズヒラ ミラー の「カズラジ」
Rating: None yet
Video game-related podcast.
- 「週刊 Net Report」 - “Weekly Net Report”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: Great source for Internet/Computer-related talk. They talk about all the latest on Apple products, Skype, Twitter, Mixi, Google, etc. Lot’s of 雑談。
Also: Look for the blue table of links on the left hand side below the embedded mp3. That’s a list of the other radio programs on this website. They seem to be offering some very interesting stuff.
- "My Cup of Tea"
Rating: 7
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Review: A personal journal podcast about mostly Apple products, and sometimes things like Twitter. Every once in awhile he'll also talk about his kids and things happening in his life such as what he did for Golden Week.
- 「もえラジ分家 もえラジプラス」 - ”Moe Radio Bunke - Moe Radio Plus”
Ease: Probably better for intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
Anime-related random talks between amateur podcasters.
- - ELISAのひとりでデきるモン！- “Elisa's 'I can do it myself!'”
Rating: None yet
Ease: Learners of all levels can probably enjoy this.
Review: Not much info on this one... The category is gaming and 趣味 and just by taking a quick listen I can see that it has good potential. There’s also conversation, so it’s not entirely a personal journal.
astrangerhere's input: This is actually the podcast of a moderately popular Jpop artist. She recorded singles for the animes Ef: A Tale of Memories and Ef: A Tale of Melodies. This is her official site: http://www.elisa-smile.com/
Edited: 2012-01-09, 11:51 pm