The Tokyo Desk is a research channel reporting from Tokyo on how the world actually works.

Each week, we explore why countries, systems, and industries operate so differently — and what those differences reveal. Trains, convenience stores, factories, schools, gambling, cities. We compare the data. We trace the history. We explain the why.

New explainer video every week.

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Disclosure: This channel uses AI tools as part of the production workflow (e.g. AI-generated or AI-assisted audio/voice). Editorial direction, research, and scripting are human-led.