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How Peter Barakan became Japan's most recognizable English TV host

Meet Peter Barakan, who you may know from NHK's Weekend Japanology (Now called Japanology Plus). Peter has hosted various TV shows as well as radio broadcasts introducing all kinds of music to both Japan and overseas. After living in Japan for over 50 years, Peter shares his experience in the industry and what he's learned along the way, from working at record labels to hosting NHK's longest running English TV broadcast. -- 0:00 Intro 0:53 Meet Peter 1:23 Introduction to Japan 8:48 How was Tokyo in the '70s 10:15 How was the language barrier in the '70s vs now 11:55 Japan’s Golden Age 12:45 Work culture in Japan in the '80s 14:52 Challenges of adapting to Japanese work and society 16:24 Negative parts about working for a record company 19:40 Discovering new music in '70s Japan 21:45 Moving on to work with Ryuichi Sakamoto and other big names 28:52 Getting into broadcasting 36:10 What makes a song worthy of being selected for broadcast 40:11 Influencing a generation’s music taste 41:08 What is production like for broadcast TV 42:02 Getting an NHK nationwide show 43:51 Living through Japan’s bubble burst 45:49 Starting Weekend Japanology 49:32 What is Japanology Plus now 49:54 Japanology’s production cycle 52:43 Favorite episodes of Japanology 55:30 Working with a film crew 58:32 Taboos that are off-limits for television 59:19 What are the biggest misconceptions about Japan foreigners have 1:00:46 Is Japanese media misrepresenting Japan to foreigners? 1:03:46 How has the media landscape changed in Japan 1:07:20 Barakan Beat Show 1:10:04 Lesser-known artist recommendations 1:11:51 How to find niche artists 1:14:01 What is audience interaction like 1:17:46 How is radio changing with streaming platforms 1:19:58 Most unexpected changes in the last 51 years in Japan 1:21:58 How to navigate an ever-changing industry 1:22:47 Advice for those who want to be on TV or in broadcasting in Japan -- Liked this episode? Check out our interview with Endigo, musical artist who has done vocal work in video games like FF7 and produces music with artists like Babybeard    • Endigo explains why Japanese metal is so d...   -- Follow Peter: http://peterbarakan.net https://www.instagram.com/petebarakan... https://x.com/pbarakan https://www.livemagic.jp/ Follow us on our social media: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YrHVOA...    / @unpackingjapanshorts     / unpacking_japan     / unpackingjapan   https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan   / unpackingjapan   Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/