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The John & Yoko Phenomenon

Why is it almost always western man, Japanese woman — and the other way round is comparatively few? And why has it been that way since at least 1600? In this episode, Ken Nishikawa voluntarily marches into the minefield of race to examine the John & Yoko Phenomenon — the curious and persistent pattern of western men and Japanese women finding and gravitating towards each other across centuries, oceans, and apparently 47,000 years of genetic memory. Along the way: the first Englishman in Japan who navigated his way directly into prison; Hollywood's very convenient double standard on interracial romance; a brief detour into lion-tiger cross-breeding (for scientific reasons); and the shocking finding of Neanderthal — which rather undermines my potentially revolutionary hypothesis. No conclusions are reached. Several hypotheses collapse under their own weight. A good time is had. Post-Whatever with Ken Nishikawa — because someone has to ask the awkward questions. Sources & further reading: NEANDERTHAL / SCIENCE SOURCES The sex-biased interbreeding study (the core science of the episode):https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6774 The 47,000-year dating / Princeton study overview:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250713032519.htm WILLIAM ADAMS / MIURA ANJIN :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adams_(sailor) SESSUE HAYAKAWA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessue_Hayakawa THE HAYS CODE / PRODUCTION CODE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code FILMS MENTIONED Sayonara (1957): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050994/ The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051378/ You Only Live Twice (1967): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/ #PostWhatever #KenNishikawa #JapanUK #TokyoLife #ExpatJapan #JapanPodcast #TokyoPodcast #JohnAndYoko #JapanAndTheWest #InterracialCouples #MixedCouples #ExpatJapan #WesternManJapaneseWoman #CulturalDifferences #JapanCulture #TokyoLife #SoftPower #Neanderthal #HumanEvolution #DNA #PopularScience #Japan #Tokyo #Shimokitazawa #JapanExpat #JapaneseHistory #WilliamAdams #Shogun #JohnLennon #YokoOno #NicolasCage #JapanExpat #LivinginJapan #TokyoExpat #JapanTips #JapanLife #JapanVlog #TokyoVlog #JapanCulture #JapanBritain #JapanvsUK #CulturalDifferences #JapanObsessed #LearnAboutJapan #DryHumour #BritishHumour #Comedy #CulturalCommentary #Observational #Japan #Tokyo #Podcast #TalkShow #WeeklyPodcast #CulturePodcast

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POST-WHATEVER with Ken Nishikawa

Post-Whatever with Ken Nishikawa is a weekly talk show about everything and nothing - and a little bit about Japan, the West (Britain, in particular), and the vast, baffling space in between — covering music, culture, food, history, politics, philosophy, and whatever else demands attention that particular week. Hosted by Ken Nishikawa — composer, broadcaster, DJ, film director, and occasional grumpy old man — who has worked for the BBC, MTV, TBS, J-WAVE, and several organisations that probably regret it. New episodes every Thursday. Like and subscribe if you know what's good for you.