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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!

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.

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.

Japan Time is back!

In this episode we discuss Pokémon Champions, Tomodachi Life, the new FF14 Expansion, rate view setups, and more!

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!

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.

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!

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 Game Club - Sin and Punishment

00:36:26 Pokémon Pokopia

01:05:28 One Piece Live Action Season 2

01:08:18 TCG Tangent

01:10:26 The JTP Gameshow - Japan Time Search Engine

01:56:01 End of Show Talk

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 big secret

01:00:09 titos specific thing

01:03:34 titos other specific thing

01:05:56 coastward_fist_bump.gif

01:08:50 resident evil requiem (minor spoilers)

01:20:09 more trip & subathon planning

02:11:25 rip coastward

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 Pokémon TCG Pocket

51:24 Pokémon Re-Releases

53:40 Pokémon Champions

1:00:35 Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC

1:04:52 Pokémon Pokopia

1:10:27 Pokémon Winds and Waves

1:29:44 Nintendo's 2026 Lineup

1:31:23 Xenoblade Chronicles™ X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

1:33:24 More Pokémon Talk

1:47:23 End of Show Talk

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

Nintendo financials are in!

This week we discuss the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct, the Nintendo financial report, the state of 2XKO and more!

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 month

00:32:09 pronouns

00:40:00 upcoming games

00:41:22 fighting game talk

00:50:23 ai sucks

01:14:16 china

01:15:35 adobe sucks

01:18:38 end of show talk

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!

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 movie talk

00:09:44 iconic character castings

00:16:53 superman talk

00:21:05 naming batman villains

00:24:05 new dcu castings

00:25:39 stranger things, the walking dead

00:30:20 dc/marvel talk

00:31:58 the best superpower

00:35:19 (un)likable characters

00:45:15 anime talk, sick freaks

01:02:03 gaming talk

01:12:39 viewer questions

02:02:25 end of show talk

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

00:13:07 Stuff We've Been Playing

00:14:11 Stuff We've Been Watching

00:26:17 The Third Annual Japan Time Awards!

00:30:36 Nintendo Game of the Year

00:34:23 Game of the Year

00:39:12 Most Anticipated Game

00:42:42 Anime of the Year

00:48:35 Biggest Disappointment

00:54:22 Biggest Redemption

00:59:26 Funniest Show Moment

01:03:16 The Milk and Cigarettes Award

01:12:00 Podcast Episode of the Year

01:13:14 Most Wanted Guest

01:15:19 Best Gamer

01:21:06 Worst Gamer

01:26:19 Brought to You By...

01:30:09 Biggest Yapper

01:35:32 Biggest Capper

01:38:01 Best Cast Member

01:42:57 Worst Cast Member

01:47:30 Your Favorite Cast Member

01:48:58 Our 2026 Plans

01:51:02 McDareth Ruins Dinner

01:53:35 End of Show Talk

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!

With it being the holidays and many members being preoccupied, we did our (now seemingly) annual Video Game Tier List for the year!

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 plans

00:02:15 best gifts we've gotten

00:09:32 christmas memories & traditions

00:19:19 other holidays

00:22:11 worst gifts we've gotten, more memories

00:30:08 christmas gaming

00:32:33 christmas movies/specials

00:39:04 gifts as an adult

00:43:18 spoiled brats

00:45:27 christmas food

00:50:20 our last christmas era

00:51:20 internet/ai talk

00:55:43 believing in santa

01:00:24 end of show talk

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 Pluribus Impressions

00:21:38 Metroid Prime 4

00:36:10 The Future of Metroid

00:47:35 Netflix Warner Bros. Acquisition

00:56:25 (almost) Everyone Is Here

01:06:05 Streaming Services and Movie Theaters

01:20:17 The Game Awards 2025

01:35:37 Game Awards Announcements

02:09:10 EVO 2026 Lineup, Harada Steps Down

02:17:29 More TGAs Announcements

02:37:56 Pokémon Z-A Mega Dimension DLC

02:40:20 Our New Chicago Trip Plans

02:46:49 The Japan Time Awards Return!

02:49:11 End of Show Talk

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 intro00:00:19 things we've played/watched recently00:10:36 upcoming games00:11:59 we miss japan00:13:26 the japan vlog00:18:15 our in-flight entertainment00:26:34 japan trip highlights00:35:34 the downsides of japan00:40:58 traveling to the u.s.00:46:41 thing, japan00:50:46 potential group trips01:00:38 bye

Team Japan Time is back!This week we discuss Kirby Air Riders, The Game Awards nominees, and more!

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!

Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro

00:09:06 Ricky's a Good Boy

00:15:56 Shoutouts McDareth

00:17:30 Japan Impressions

00:20:16 Our In-Flight Movies Sucked

00:29:32 Japanese Politics

00:31:14 Where the Helly Are the Bins?

00:34:00 Japan's Economy

00:36:36 Japanese Food Goes Crazy

00:42:30 Walking Outside In Japan

00:45:08 Acclimating to Japan

00:48:20 Roger's Cheese Adventure

00:57:43 Omurice, Tokyo Skytree

00:59:46 Roger-Niki, Merch Shopping

01:13:02 Tito's Tattoo

01:17:22 Sushi Zanmai

01:24:18 Fadel's Content Addiction

01:26:35 More Food Talk

01:32:12 Our Itinerary

01:35:12 84 Hashi Cafe Is INCREDIBLE

02:05:01 End of Show Talk

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

00:11:24 ricky's japan experience

00:13:28 日本語上手

00:17:30 culture shock, food talk

00:28:17 shopping

00:40:09 end of show talk

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: Z-A, Online Haters

02:03:33 The JTP Gameshow - Japan Jeopardy

02:35:41 End of Show Talk

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 talk01:07:26 hack comedians01:09:32 fake doordash victim01:12:06 twitch is god awful01:36:25 twitter is too01:40:24 shocking revelation01:44:54 ai slop 01:48:07 fadel had an incident01:53:13 fame then vs. now02:00:39 the state of livestreams02:07:47 end of show talk

In this week's episode we talk about EVO France, the current state of Xbox, Hades 2, and more!

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

In this weeks episode we talked about Hades 2, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, Tokyo Game Show, and the Wolverine (Playstation) State of Play!

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.

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!

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!

This week for After Hours the guys discuss the state of modern social media, AI, whatever happened to Cracker Barrel, and more.

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!

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!

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!

This week we discussed Donkey Kong Bonanza, the July 2025 Pokémon Presents, and more!

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!

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!

Japan Time After Hours is back after a brief hiatus! This week the guys caught up on what they've been playing over the break, what to do about burnout as a creator, and a bit about some fandoms...

In this episode we discuss the recent Donkey Kong Bonanza Direct, the upcoming showcases for both ArcSys and Capcom, and more!

Its Switch 2 is out! Here our thoughts on the new console and all the announcements of Summer Game Fest, State of Play, and the Xbox Showcase in this episode.

Japan Time After Hours returns! This week we caught up on what we have been watching in the break between episodes and our final thoughts on the Switch 2 before it releases later this week!

People ended up being rather busy this week so we did a China Time episode where we discuss our thoughts on the Switch 2 before it releases and more!

In this episode, we host the viewer submitted Card Art Contest to decide the art for our next wave of cards and Zef finally reveals his face!

Spoiler filled discussion of the recent Marvel movie: Thunderbolts*

In this episode the After Hours Crew is joined by McDareth and they discussed past injuries, 100 people vs 1 gorilla, and a bit more about their personal lives not expressed the normal show.

Special 200th Episode of Japan Time!

This week the After Hours crew discusses some movies, paranormal encounters, Ricky shares a bit of his C2E2 experience, and...more...

A new more show focusing on mostly non-video gaming topics, Japan Time After Hours hosted by Zef, Roger, and Coast with rotating guest spots for other Japan Time members