Japan Time Podcast
by Japan Time
Originally started in 2013 by RogersBase, the Japan Time Podcast began as a weekly show to discuss news surrounding Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Joining RogersBase from the start were Shofu, Zef and Ricky Cocaine, later regarded as the Triforce of Awesome. Ten years later, the Japan Time Podcast crew has grown into a team consisting of 11 members: Roger, Shofu, Ricky, Zef, Coast, Warchamp7, Virum, McDareth, Tito, Fadel and Aruuu. Every other week, the Japan Time crew discusses the latest gaming news and share their thoughts on all things pop culture.
Episodes
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Japan Time Podcast #237 - PICK A GOD AND PRAY
In this week's episode of Japan Time, we discuss anime, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the month's anime club show: Odd Taxi, a bit of EVO France, and more.
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Japan Time After Hours #17 - tasting the power
Japan Time After Hours is back! This episode we talked about what we've been up to, the current state of AI, and more
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Japan Time Podcast #236 - WOLVERINE SHOT HIS SHOT
This time we discussed a bit of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the Blizzcon news, Wolverine, and more! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:47 Physint News 0:13:52 Resident Evil (2026) 0:15:07 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Impressions 0:48:42 Blizzard News 1:05:52 Green Guy Talks Wolverine 1:20:25 Diablo...
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Japan Time Podcast #235 - ZELDA, KIRBY, METROID, AND OLD STUFF
This week on Japan Time, we talk about the recent Nintendo and Zelda 40th Anniversary Directs and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #234 - LEAKS EVERYWHERE
This week on Japan Time, we discuss the recent GTA 6 trailer and leaks, Gamescom, Xbox News, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #233 - EVERYONE IS GONE
In this episode we talk about Marvel Tokkon, Disney D23, Kingdom Heats 4, and answer viewer questions.
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Japan Time Podcast #232 - FIRE RAIDERS ROGGLER'S WEAVE
In this episode of Japan Time we discuss Splatoon Raiders, the recent Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Direct, Marvel Tokon's upcoming release and more!
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[SPOLERCAST] Japan Time Roundtable - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Our spoiler filled discussion of Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Is this the best Spider-Man movie ever?
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Japan Time Podcast #231 - OUR VIEWERS ARE DOOMED
In this episode, we talk about Marvel Tokon and the new Avengers trailer, Magic the Gathering, Kirby 64 and more !
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[SPOLERCAST] Japan Time Roundtable - The Amazing Digital Circus
Our spoiler filled discussion of the Amazing Digital Circus!
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Japan Time Podcast #230 - SONY HAS LOST IT
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.
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Japan Time Podcast #229 - THE BIGGEST WEEK OF GAMING EVER
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!
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Japan Time Podcast #228 - THE CHICAGO SPECIAL
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.
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Japan Time Podcast #227 - REHEATED ROASTED STARFOX
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.
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Japan Time Podcast #226 - CHAMPION LIFE: LIVING THE NIGHTMARE
Japan Time is back! In this episode we discuss Pokémon Champions, Tomodachi Life, the new FF14 Expansion, rate view setups, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #225 - STAR FOX ZERO Ls
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!
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[SPOLERCAST] Japan Time Roundtable - Mario Galaxy Movie
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.
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Japan Time Podcast #224 - PENNIES FOR PENI
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!
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Japan Time Podcast #223 - POKOPIA IS THE WAVE
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…
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Japan Time After Hours #16 - chicago
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...
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Japan Time Podcast #222 - POKEMON DAY 2026 SPECIAL
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...
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Japan Time Podcast #221 - POKOPIA OF PLAY
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
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Japan Time Podcast #220 - NINTENDO MADE BANK
Nintendo financials are in! This week we discuss the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct, the Nintendo financial report, the state of 2XKO and more!
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Japan Time After Hours #15 - leaking the files
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…
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Japan Time Podcast #219 - REQUIEM FOR A YOSHI
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!
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Japan Time After Hours #14 - the rogersbase incident
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…
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Japan Time Podcast #218 - THE THIRD ANNUAL JAPAN TIME AWARDS
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...
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[SPOLERCAST] Japan Time Roundtable - Pluribus Season 1
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!
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Japan Time Podcast #217 - 2025 VIDEO GAMES TIER LIST
With it being the holidays and many members being preoccupied, we did our (now seemingly) annual Video Game Tier List for the year!
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Japan Time After Hours #13 - christmas special
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...
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Japan Time Podcast #216 - EVERY GAME AWARDS HAS ITS THORNS
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…
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Japan Time After Hours #12 - post japan syndrome
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...
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Japan Time Podcast #215 - THE LONGEST AIR RIDE
Team Japan Time is back!This week we discuss Kirby Air Riders, The Game Awards nominees, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #214 - LIVE FROM TOKYO
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!...
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Japan Time After Hours #11 - we're in japan
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...
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Japan Time Podcast #213 - WHEN THE ZAZA FINALLY HITS
This week we discuss the Kirby Air Riders Direct 2, Halo coming to PlayStation, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:11:42 Halo: Campaign Evolved 00:36:17 Kirby Air Riders Direct 2 01:06:30 Sakurai's Next Game (Is Smash) 01:12:42 ATLA Game. Anyway... 01:13:53 Pokémon Legends:...
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Japan Time After Hours #10 - we hate twitch
In this episode we discussed the current state of Twitch, a bit about our upcoming trip to Japan, and more! Timestamps:00:00:00 not an intro00:03:15 we're excited for japan (?)00:25:03 games we've been playing00:48:22 game of the year, expedition 3300:59:41 fake fans, depraved women01:03:50 movie...
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Japan Time Podcast #212 - XBOX GAME PASSED AWAY
In this week's episode we talk about EVO France, the current state of Xbox, Hades 2, and more!
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Japan Time Rest and Relaxation #1 - The Ricky n' Roger Hotline
Looking for some advice? Come check out the inaugural Rest and Relaxation with Roger n' Ricky. For this first episode, the guys give advice to both viewers and Japan Time cast members on relationships, jobs, and more. Animation done by Ziryuri
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Japan Time Podcast #211 - EVERYTHING'S GONE TO HELL
In this weeks episode we talked about Hades 2, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, Tokyo Game Show, and the Wolverine (Playstation) State of Play!
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Japan Time After Hours #9 - we're not getting chosen
Japan Time After Hours is back! This week the gang discusses raptures, what we've been playing / watching, is Boruto any good, and some viewer questions.
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Japan Time Podcast #210 - NINTENDO DIRECTING THEIR WAY INTO OUR BANK ACCOUNTS
In this episode we discuss Silk Song, the recent Nintendo Direct, and the loan you'll need to take out to buy all the games!
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Japan Time Podcast #209 - ABSOLUTELY NO CAPES
This week we discuss what games we've been playing recently, Sonic Racing CrossWolrds, the new Pokémon Mega Evolutions, and the viewers help us workshop our next SPIF Space merch items!
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Japan Time After Hours #8 - i wanna be your cracker
This week for After Hours the guys discuss the state of modern social media, AI, whatever happened to Cracker Barrel, and more.
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Japan Time Podcast #208 - A SECOND BUTTON HAS HIT AIR RIDE
This week we discussed the Kirby Air Riders Direct, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, finish the episode with a new Game Show made with user submitted answers, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #207 - EVO AND TWO NINTENDO DIRECTS?!
In this double episode you get both a live episode of us at EVO discussing what we played and how the event is going a long with a traditional episode going over post EVO thoughts and the recent Nintendo Directs!
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Japan Time After Hours #7 - treasure hunting
This week's Japan Time After Hours goes into spoiler territory for the most recent chapters of One Piece, has some initial Donkey Kong Bonanza Discussion, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #206 - MEGA DRAGONITE IS BANANAS
This week we discussed Donkey Kong Bonanza, the July 2025 Pokémon Presents, and more!
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Japan Time After Hours #6 - we're all doomed
This week the group discussed many topics, from what games they've been playing, to global changes in weather, to the effect social media has on people, and more!
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Japan Time Podcast #205 - KICKED OUT OF ANIME EXPO
In this episode of Japan Time, Roger talks about his... interesting experience at Anime Expo, we talk about a bit about horse girls, what anime we've been watching, and more!
About this show
Originally started in 2013 by RogersBase, the Japan Time Podcast began as a weekly show to discuss news surrounding Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Joining RogersBase from the start were Shofu, Zef and Ricky Cocaine, later regarded as the Triforce of Awesome. Ten years later, the Japan Time Podcast crew has grown into a team consisting of 11 members: Roger, Shofu, Ricky, Zef, Coast, Warchamp7, Virum, McDareth, Tito, Fadel and Aruuu. Every other week, the Japan Time crew discusses the latest gaming news and share their thoughts on all things pop culture.
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